Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

URS Spartakiad · 1979 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 20 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS Spartakiad
Site URS
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D55)
Moves 20
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Final Position

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

r4k2/pp1b1pp1/5n1p/1Np1r3/2B5/4P2P/PP2KPP1/2RR4 b - - 1 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Bxf6
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Rc1 c6
  9. 9.Bd3 Nd7
  10. 10.O-O dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 e5
  12. 12.Ne4 exd4
  13. 13.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  14. 14.Qxd4 Qxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Re8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Bd7
  17. 17.Kf1 Kf8
  18. 18.Ke2 Re5
  19. 19.h3 c5
  20. 20.Nb5

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