Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

World Championship 27th · 1969 · Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 27th
Site Moscow
Round 16
Date 1969.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

8/p7/1p2pk1p/6pP/4B3/4PKP1/P4P2/4b3 w - - 1 32

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 Be6
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.Bxf6 Qxf6
  12. 12.Nxd5 Qxb2
  13. 13.Nc7 Rad8
  14. 14.Qc1 Qxc1
  15. 15.Raxc1 b6
  16. 16.Nxe6 fxe6
  17. 17.Rc4 Nd4
  18. 18.Nxd4 Rxd4
  19. 19.Rxd4 Bxd4
  20. 20.e3 Bc5
  21. 21.Rd1 Rf7
  22. 22.Be4 g6
  23. 23.h4 Rc7
  24. 24.Kg2 Be7
  25. 25.Kf3 Kg7
  26. 26.Rd2 Bb4
  27. 27.Rc2 Rxc2
  28. 28.Bxc2 Kf6
  29. 29.Bd3 h6
  30. 30.Be4 g5
  31. 31.h5 Be1

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