Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

IBM · 1973 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event IBM
Site Amsterdam
Round 3
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D36)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

r4rk1/1p2q1pp/n1p5/p2p1p2/P1nP4/3NP3/1P1N1PPP/2RQR1K1 b - - 2 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 c6
  6. 6.Qc2 Na6
  7. 7.e3 Nb4
  8. 8.Qd2 Bf5
  9. 9.Rc1 a5
  10. 10.a3 Na6
  11. 11.Nge2 Be7
  12. 12.Nf4 O-O
  13. 13.Bd3 Bxd3
  14. 14.Nxd3 Nd7
  15. 15.Bxe7 Qxe7
  16. 16.O-O Nb6
  17. 17.Rfe1 Nc4
  18. 18.Qd1 f5
  19. 19.Nb1 Nc7
  20. 20.a4 Na6
  21. 21.Nd2

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