Tigran Petrosian vs Michael Stean

The Game

White	Tigran Petrosian
Black	Michael Stean
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Buenos Aires ol (Men)
Site	Buenos Aires
Date	1978.00.00
Opening	Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves	41

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Final Position

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

8/3k3p/1p2p1n1/3pP1p1/3P2P1/3K2N1/1P5P/8 w - - 3 42

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.Nf3 g6
3. 3.g3 Bg7
4. 4.Bg2 d5
5. 5.O-O O-O
6. 6.c4 c6
7. 7.Qb3 Qb6
8. 8.Nc3 Be6
9. 9.Na4 Qxb3
10. 10.axb3 Na6
11. 11.Ng5 Bf5
12. 12.Bf4 Rfd8
13. 13.Nf3 Be4
14. 14.Be5 Ne8
15. 15.Bxg7 Kxg7
16. 16.e3 Nd6
17. 17.Nd2 Bxg2
18. 18.Kxg2 Nb4
19. 19.Rfc1 e6
20. 20.Nc5 Kf8
21. 21.Kf3 Ke7
22. 22.Ke2 a5
23. 23.Ra3 b6
24. 24.Nd3 Nxd3
25. 25.Kxd3 Nb7
26. 26.cxd5 cxd5
27. 27.b4 Rac8
28. 28.Rxc8 Rxc8
29. 29.bxa5 Nxa5
30. 30.Rc3 Rxc3+
31. 31.Kxc3 Nb7
32. 32.f3 Nd6
33. 33.e4 f5
34. 34.e5 Nb5+
35. 35.Kd3 g5
36. 36.Nb3 Kd7
37. 37.Nc1 Na7
38. 38.Ne2 Nc6
39. 39.g4 fxg4
40. 40.fxg4 Ne7
41. 41.Ng3 Ng6

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