Boris Spassky vs Tigran Petrosian

URS-ch26 · 1959 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch26
Site Tbilisi
Round 17
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D36)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

7k/pp2qp2/2p3p1/8/3Pp3/3QP1P1/PP3PK1/8 w - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 c6
  7. 7.Qc2 g6
  8. 8.e3 Bf5
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Nbd7
  11. 11.h4 O-O
  12. 12.Bh6 Re8
  13. 13.h5 Ne4
  14. 14.hxg6 hxg6
  15. 15.Kf1 Bf8
  16. 16.Bxf8 Kxf8
  17. 17.g3 Kg7
  18. 18.Kg2 Qe7
  19. 19.Rh4 Rh8
  20. 20.Rah1 Rxh4
  21. 21.Rxh4 Rh8
  22. 22.Rxh8 Kxh8
  23. 23.Nd2 Ndf6
  24. 24.Ndxe4 Nxe4
  25. 25.Nxe4 dxe4

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