Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

World Championship 27th · 1969 · Tarrasch Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event World Championship 27th
Site Moscow
Round 4
Date 1969.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/pp3pp1/7p/P1Rp4/3P1nPq/1P2NP2/3Q3P/5bK1 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.g3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bg2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 h6
  11. 11.Be3 Bg4
  12. 12.Nb3 Be6
  13. 13.Rc1 Re8
  14. 14.Re1 Qd7
  15. 15.Bc5 Rac8
  16. 16.Bxe7 Qxe7
  17. 17.e3 Red8
  18. 18.Qe2 Bg4
  19. 19.f3 Bf5
  20. 20.Rcd1 Ne5
  21. 21.Nd4 Bg6
  22. 22.Bh3 Rc4
  23. 23.g4 Rb4
  24. 24.b3 Nc6
  25. 25.Qd2 Rb6
  26. 26.Nce2 Bh7
  27. 27.Bg2 Re8
  28. 28.Ng3 Nxd4
  29. 29.exd4 Re6
  30. 30.Rxe6 Qxe6
  31. 31.Rc1 Bg6
  32. 32.Bf1 Nh7
  33. 33.Qf4 Nf8
  34. 34.Rc5 Bb1
  35. 35.a4 Ng6
  36. 36.Qd2 Qf6
  37. 37.Kf2 Nf4
  38. 38.a5 Bd3
  39. 39.Nf5 Qg5
  40. 40.Ne3 Qh4+
  41. 41.Kg1 Bxf1

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