Tigran Petrosian vs Rafael A Vaganian

URS-ch44 · 1976 · English Opening · 0-1 in 30 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Rafael A Vaganian
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch44
Site Moscow
Date 1976.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/p5pp/2b1q3/1pp5/4P3/1P1P2P1/PB3r1P/R2Q3K w - - 3 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 c5
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc7
  6. 6.d3 e5
  7. 7.Nc3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nd2 Bd7
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.Nc4 O-O
  11. 11.Bxc6 Bxc6
  12. 12.Nxe5 Be8
  13. 13.e4 Bf6
  14. 14.Ng4 Bd4
  15. 15.Ne3 Bc6
  16. 16.Nf5 Ne6
  17. 17.Nd5 Re8
  18. 18.Nxd4 Nxd4
  19. 19.Ne3 Qd7
  20. 20.f3 Rad8
  21. 21.b3 f5
  22. 22.Bb2 Rf8
  23. 23.Nc4 fxe4
  24. 24.fxe4 Rxf1+
  25. 25.Qxf1 Rf8
  26. 26.Qd1 Nf3+
  27. 27.Kh1 b5
  28. 28.Ne5 Nxe5
  29. 29.Bxe5 Qe6
  30. 30.Bb2 Rf2

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