Tigran Petrosian vs Mihai Suba

Sochi · 1977 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Mihai Suba
Result 1-0
Event Sochi
Site Sochi
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D61)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r1k1/3N1p2/3Q2p1/1p1n2P1/1PbPp3/4P2P/5K2/8 w - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Nc3 O-O
  6. 6.Qc2 Nbd7
  7. 7.e3 c6
  8. 8.a3 a6
  9. 9.Rd1 Re8
  10. 10.h3 Nh5
  11. 11.Bxe7 Qxe7
  12. 12.b4 Nhf6
  13. 13.Qb3 b5
  14. 14.cxd5 exd5
  15. 15.Bd3 a5
  16. 16.O-O axb4
  17. 17.axb4 Bb7
  18. 18.Rfe1 Ne4
  19. 19.Bxe4 dxe4
  20. 20.Nd2 Nf6
  21. 21.Ra1 g6
  22. 22.Rec1 h5
  23. 23.Rxa8 Rxa8
  24. 24.Qb1 Re8
  25. 25.Ne2 Qd6
  26. 26.Ng3 Qe6
  27. 27.Rc5 h4
  28. 28.Re5 hxg3
  29. 29.Rxe6 gxf2+
  30. 30.Kxf2 Rxe6
  31. 31.Qa2 Kg7
  32. 32.Qa7 Bc8
  33. 33.Qc7 Bd7
  34. 34.Nb3 Re8
  35. 35.Nc5 Be6
  36. 36.Qxc6 Bc4
  37. 37.g4 Re7
  38. 38.g5 Nd5
  39. 39.Qd6 Re8
  40. 40.Nd7 Kg8

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