Tigran Petrosian vs Boris Spassky

Clarin · 1979 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Clarin
Site Buenos Aires
Round 8
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

2r2rk1/4bppp/1q2pn2/3p2B1/1P6/1QNbP3/1P1N1PPP/3RR1K1 w - - 3 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.Bf4 Nf6
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Nc6
  8. 8.Qc2 Bxc5
  9. 9.Rd1 Qa5
  10. 10.a3 Be7
  11. 11.Nd2 a6
  12. 12.Be2 Bd7
  13. 13.O-O Rac8
  14. 14.Bg5 b5
  15. 15.cxb5 axb5
  16. 16.Bxb5 Nb4
  17. 17.Qb3 Bxb5
  18. 18.axb4 Qb6
  19. 19.Rfe1 Bd3

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