Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

World Championship 27th · 1969 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 27th
Site Moscow
Round 14
Date 1969.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/4k2P/PK5b/5p1P/2R5 b - - 1 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Nc3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bd3 b6
  9. 9.O-O Bb7
  10. 10.Rc1 c5
  11. 11.Bf5 Re8
  12. 12.Re1 Nf8
  13. 13.dxc5 bxc5
  14. 14.Na4 Ne4
  15. 15.Bxe7 Qxe7
  16. 16.Nd2 Nd6
  17. 17.Bg4 c4
  18. 18.Nf3 f5
  19. 19.Bh3 Nd7
  20. 20.g3 Nf6
  21. 21.Nd4 g6
  22. 22.Nc3 Nde4
  23. 23.Bf1 Rac8
  24. 24.Rc2 Qb4
  25. 25.Nxe4 Nxe4
  26. 26.Qe2 Nc5
  27. 27.Qd2 a5
  28. 28.b3 Qxd2
  29. 29.Rxd2 Ba6
  30. 30.Red1 Red8
  31. 31.Rb1 Kf7
  32. 32.Be2 Nd3
  33. 33.Rdd1 Ke7
  34. 34.Kf1 Nb4
  35. 35.a3 Na2
  36. 36.bxc4 Nc3
  37. 37.Rb6 Rd6
  38. 38.Rxd6 Kxd6
  39. 39.Rc1 Nxe2
  40. 40.Kxe2 dxc4
  41. 41.Kd2 Rb8
  42. 42.Kc3 Kd5
  43. 43.Rd1 Ke4
  44. 44.f3+ Kxe3
  45. 45.Rd2 Rb3+
  46. 46.Nxb3 cxb3
  47. 47.Rd7 h5
  48. 48.Ra7 Bf1
  49. 49.f4 h4
  50. 50.gxh4 Kxf4
  51. 51.Rxa5 Ke4
  52. 52.Kxb3 f4
  53. 53.Rg5 f3
  54. 54.Rxg6 Bh3
  55. 55.Rg1 f2
  56. 56.Rc1

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