Jan Smejkal vs Tigran Petrosian

The Game

White	Jan Smejkal
Black	Tigran Petrosian
Result	1-0
Event	Vrsac
Site	Vrsac
Round	10
Date	1981.00.00
Opening	King's Indian Defense (E68)
Moves	42

Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b4/3P4/4pkp1/1R2p2p/7P/6P1/5PK1/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 e5
2. 2.Nc3 d6
3. 3.d4 g6
4. 4.Nf3 Nd7
5. 5.g3 Bg7
6. 6.Bg2 Ngf6
7. 7.O-O O-O
8. 8.e4 a6
9. 9.Re1 Rb8
10. 10.h3 b5
11. 11.c5 Bb7
12. 12.dxe5 Nxe5
13. 13.Nxe5 dxe5
14. 14.Qc2 c6
15. 15.b4 Qc7
16. 16.a4 Rfd8
17. 17.Be3 Nd7
18. 18.Qb3 Nf8
19. 19.axb5 axb5
20. 20.Nd5 Qd7
21. 21.Red1 Qe6
22. 22.Bg5 Re8
23. 23.Qe3 cxd5
24. 24.exd5 Qc8
25. 25.c6 Ba8
26. 26.Ra7 h5
27. 27.d6 Bxc6
28. 28.Rc7 Qf5
29. 29.Bxc6 Ne6
30. 30.Bxe8 Nxg5
31. 31.Bd7 Qf6
32. 32.Kg2 Bf8
33. 33.h4 Ne6
34. 34.Bxe6 Qxe6
35. 35.d7 Rd8
36. 36.Qe4 Kg7
37. 37.Qd5 Bxb4
38. 38.Rc8 Be7
39. 39.Qxe6 fxe6
40. 40.Rxd8 Bxd8
41. 41.Rb1 Kf6
42. 42.Rxb5

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Tigran Petrosian games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.