Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

World Championship 27th · 1969 · Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 27th
Site Moscow
Round 12
Date 1969.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/3b2k1/r1p5/p2p4/P2Np1p1/1P2P1K1/2R4P/8 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.g3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg2 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 h6
  11. 11.Be3 Bg4
  12. 12.Qa4 Na5
  13. 13.Rad1 Nc4
  14. 14.Bc1 Qc8
  15. 15.Qc2 Rd8
  16. 16.b3 Ne5
  17. 17.Bb2 Qd7
  18. 18.f3 Bh5
  19. 19.Qf5 Nc6
  20. 20.Qxd7 Rxd7
  21. 21.Nxc6 bxc6
  22. 22.Na4 Ne8
  23. 23.Rc1 Rc7
  24. 24.Be5 Bd6
  25. 25.Bxd6 Nxd6
  26. 26.Rfd1 Nb5
  27. 27.Kf2 f6
  28. 28.e3 Bf7
  29. 29.Bf1 Nd6
  30. 30.Rc3 Kf8
  31. 31.Nc5 a5
  32. 32.Rdc1 Re7
  33. 33.Bh3 Raa7
  34. 34.a4 g5
  35. 35.Rd1 Kg7
  36. 36.Nd3 Be8
  37. 37.Nc1 f5
  38. 38.Ne2 g4
  39. 39.Bg2 gxf3
  40. 40.Bxf3 Ne4+
  41. 41.Bxe4 fxe4
  42. 42.Nd4 Rf7+
  43. 43.Kg2 Rf6
  44. 44.Rf1 Rxf1
  45. 45.Kxf1 h5
  46. 46.Kg2 Bd7
  47. 47.Rc2 Ra6
  48. 48.g4 hxg4
  49. 49.Kg3

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