Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

World Championship 27th · 1969 · Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 27th
Site Moscow
Round 2
Date 1969.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/5kp1/7p/3Q3P/3K1Pq1/4P3/8 b - - 3 61

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.Nb5 Qd7
  15. 15.N5d4 Bh3
  16. 16.Nxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.Qd3 Bxg2
  18. 18.Kxg2 a5
  19. 19.Rc2 a4
  20. 20.Nd2 Qb7
  21. 21.Kg1 Rac8
  22. 22.Rfc1 Nd7
  23. 23.Nf3 c5
  24. 24.b3 axb3
  25. 25.axb3 Bf8
  26. 26.Ra1 Nf6
  27. 27.Rca2 Ra8
  28. 28.Rxa8 Rxa8
  29. 29.Rxa8 Qxa8
  30. 30.Qc2 Ne4
  31. 31.Nd2 Nxd2
  32. 32.Bxd2 Qa6
  33. 33.Kf1 Qb5
  34. 34.Bc3 g6
  35. 35.Qd1 Qc6
  36. 36.f3 Qe6
  37. 37.Kg2 h5
  38. 38.h3 Bd6
  39. 39.Qd3 Be5
  40. 40.Bxe5 Qxe5
  41. 41.h4 Kf8
  42. 42.Kf1 Ke7
  43. 43.Kf2 Qe6
  44. 44.Qb5 Qd6
  45. 45.Qb7+ Kf6
  46. 46.Qb5 Qc7
  47. 47.Qd3 c4
  48. 48.bxc4 dxc4
  49. 49.Qc3+ Ke6
  50. 50.Ke3 Qc5+
  51. 51.Qd4 Qa3+
  52. 52.Kd2 Qa5+
  53. 53.Kc2 Qb5
  54. 54.Kc3 Qb3+
  55. 55.Kd2 Qb4+
  56. 56.Kc2 Qa4+
  57. 57.Kc3 Qa5+
  58. 58.Kxc4 Qc7+
  59. 59.Kd3 Qxg3
  60. 60.Qc4+ Kf6
  61. 61.Qd4+

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