Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

The Game

White	Tigran Petrosian
Black	Boris Spassky
Result	0-1
Event	World Championship 27th
Site	Moscow
Round	8
Date	1969.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2N2k2/5p1p/6p1/1P6/p7/3nq3/6P1/Q5K1 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 e6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.Nc3 Be7
4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
5. 5.Bf4 c5
6. 6.dxc5 Na6
7. 7.e3 Nxc5
8. 8.cxd5 exd5
9. 9.Be2 O-O
10. 10.O-O Be6
11. 11.Be5 Rc8
12. 12.Rc1 a6
13. 13.h3 b5
14. 14.Bd3 d4
15. 15.Bxd4 Nxd3
16. 16.Qxd3 Bc4
17. 17.Qb1 Bxf1
18. 18.Rxf1 Nd5
19. 19.Ne2 Bf6
20. 20.Rd1 Qc7
21. 21.Bxf6 Nxf6
22. 22.Nfd4 Qe5
23. 23.Qd3 Rfd8
24. 24.a4 bxa4
25. 25.Ra1 Ne4
26. 26.Qxa6 Ra8
27. 27.Qd3 Re8
28. 28.Nf4 g6
29. 29.Qa3 Qf6
30. 30.Nd3 Rec8
31. 31.Rd1 Rc4
32. 32.b4 Rac8
33. 33.b5 Rc3
34. 34.Qa1 Rxd3
35. 35.Rxd3 Qxf2+
36. 36.Kh2 Qg3+
37. 37.Kg1 Qf2+
38. 38.Kh2 Qg3+
39. 39.Kg1 Nf2
40. 40.Nc6 Nxh3+
41. 41.Kh1 Nf2+
42. 42.Kg1 Nxd3
43. 43.Ne7+ Kf8
44. 44.Nxc8 Qxe3+

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