Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

World Championship 27th · 1969 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 27th
Site Moscow
Round 20
Date 1969.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R3rk1/5p2/2p3p1/2b1N2p/2QP3P/4qPP1/6K1/8 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Be7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 O-O
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bxf6 Bxf6
  8. 8.Qd2 b6
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.b4 Bb7
  11. 11.Rb1 c6
  12. 12.Bd3 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O Re8
  14. 14.Rfc1 a5
  15. 15.bxa5 Rxa5
  16. 16.Bf5 Ra6
  17. 17.Rb3 g6
  18. 18.Bd3 Ra7
  19. 19.Rcb1 Bg7
  20. 20.a4 Qe7
  21. 21.Bf1 Ba6
  22. 22.h4 Bxf1
  23. 23.Rxf1 h5
  24. 24.Re1 Raa8
  25. 25.g3 Qd6
  26. 26.Kg2 Kf8
  27. 27.Reb1 Kg8
  28. 28.Qd1 Bf8
  29. 29.R3b2 Bg7
  30. 30.Rc2 Ra7
  31. 31.Rbc1 Nb8
  32. 32.Ne2 Rc7
  33. 33.Qd3 Ra7
  34. 34.Qb3 Ra6
  35. 35.Nf4 Rd8
  36. 36.Nd3 Bf8
  37. 37.Nfe5 Rc8
  38. 38.Rc3 Be7
  39. 39.Nf4 Bf6
  40. 40.Ned3 Ra5
  41. 41.Qxb6 Rxa4
  42. 42.Rc5 Ra6
  43. 43.Rxd5 Qxf4
  44. 44.Qxa6 Qe4+
  45. 45.f3 Qe6
  46. 46.Qc4 Qxe3
  47. 47.Ne5 Rf8
  48. 48.Rc5 Be7
  49. 49.Rb1 Bxc5
  50. 50.Rxb8

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