Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

Moscow · 1971 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Moscow
Site Moscow
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r5k/1P1R1p1p/p1B1n1p1/6P1/6P1/8/1P5P/6K1 b - - 2 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.a4 Nc6
  8. 8.Qe2 cxd4
  9. 9.Rd1 Be7
  10. 10.exd4 O-O
  11. 11.Nc3 Nd5
  12. 12.Qe4 Ncb4
  13. 13.Ne5 Ra7
  14. 14.Bb3 Nf6
  15. 15.Qh4 b6
  16. 16.Qg3 Bb7
  17. 17.Bh6 Ne8
  18. 18.Rac1 Kh8
  19. 19.d5 exd5
  20. 20.Be3 Ra8
  21. 21.Nc4 Nd6
  22. 22.Bxb6 Qb8
  23. 23.Na5 Nf5
  24. 24.Qxb8 Raxb8
  25. 25.Nxb7 Rxb7
  26. 26.a5 Bg5
  27. 27.Rb1 d4
  28. 28.Nd5 Nc6
  29. 29.Ba4 Rc8
  30. 30.f4 Nce7
  31. 31.Rbc1 Rcb8
  32. 32.fxg5 Nxd5
  33. 33.Bc6 Rxb6
  34. 34.axb6 Nde3
  35. 35.b7 Nxd1
  36. 36.Rxd1 g6
  37. 37.g4 Ng7
  38. 38.Rxd4 Ne6
  39. 39.Rd7

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