Vasily Smyslov vs Tigran Petrosian

URS-ch27 · 1960 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 105 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch27
Site Leningrad
Round 7
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 105
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Final Position

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

3r4/2q4k/1p1p2p1/p2Qb3/P1P3RP/BP6/6R1/5r1K w - - 6 106

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.f4 exf4
  11. 11.Bxf4 Nc6
  12. 12.Kh1 Rc8
  13. 13.Qe1 Nd7
  14. 14.Rd1 Nde5
  15. 15.Nd5 Bg5
  16. 16.Bg3 Kh8
  17. 17.c4 a5
  18. 18.a4 b6
  19. 19.Qc3 Rb8
  20. 20.Nd4 Nxd4
  21. 21.Qxd4 Nc6
  22. 22.Qf2 Ne5
  23. 23.b3 Bxd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 Qc7
  25. 25.Qd4 Rfd8
  26. 26.Rd1 Be7
  27. 27.Rb5 Kg8
  28. 28.Qc3 Nc6
  29. 29.Qd2 Ne5
  30. 30.Rd5 Ra8
  31. 31.Qb2 Rac8
  32. 32.h3 Ra8
  33. 33.Qd4 Rab8
  34. 34.Rf1 Nc6
  35. 35.Qd2 Ne5
  36. 36.Bh5 Rf8
  37. 37.Rd1 Rfd8
  38. 38.Qf2 Bf6
  39. 39.Bf4 Kh8
  40. 40.Qg3 Qe7
  41. 41.Qf2 g6
  42. 42.Be2 Bg7
  43. 43.Qe3 f6
  44. 44.Qf2 Qc7
  45. 45.Be3 Kg8
  46. 46.Bg4 h5
  47. 47.Be6+ Kh7
  48. 48.h4 Qe7
  49. 49.Bh3 Qb7
  50. 50.Bf4 Qe7
  51. 51.Qd2 Bf8
  52. 52.Qf2 Bg7
  53. 53.Qg3 Rb7
  54. 54.Bc1 Rc7
  55. 55.Ba3 Rc6
  56. 56.Qf2 Bf8
  57. 57.Bb2 Bg7
  58. 58.Bd4 Rb8
  59. 59.Rb5 Qc7
  60. 60.Be3 Rb7
  61. 61.Rbd5 Rb8
  62. 62.Bf4 Qe7
  63. 63.Qd2 Rd8
  64. 64.Rb5 Qc7
  65. 65.Be3 Re8
  66. 66.Rd5 Rd8
  67. 67.Qf2 Rb8
  68. 68.Rf1 Qe7
  69. 69.Rdd1 Qc7
  70. 70.Qd2 Re8
  71. 71.Qd5 Qe7
  72. 72.Bd4 Qc7
  73. 73.Be6 Re7
  74. 74.Bb2 Re8
  75. 75.Kg1 Qa7
  76. 76.Bd4 Rc7
  77. 77.Bh3 Rc6
  78. 78.Kh1 Qc7
  79. 79.Bb2 Kh8
  80. 80.Ba3 Rd8
  81. 81.Rf2 Kh7
  82. 82.Rdf1 Qe7
  83. 83.Bb2 Rc5
  84. 84.Qd1 Rc7
  85. 85.Bd4 Rb7
  86. 86.Be3 Nc6
  87. 87.Re2 Re8
  88. 88.Bf4 Ne5
  89. 89.Qd5 Bh6
  90. 90.Bg3 Rbb8
  91. 91.Rd1 Rbd8
  92. 92.Bf2 Qc7
  93. 93.Bd4 Rf8
  94. 94.Qb5 Rb8
  95. 95.Bb2 Bf4
  96. 96.Qd5 Rbd8
  97. 97.Ba3 Ng4
  98. 98.Bxg4 hxg4
  99. 99.g3 Bxg3
  100. 100.Rg1 Be5
  101. 101.Rxg4 f5
  102. 102.exf5 Rxf5
  103. 103.Reg2 Rf1+
  104. 104.Rg1 Rf2
  105. 105.R1g2 Rf1+

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