Boris Spassky vs Tigran Petrosian

World Championship 26th · 1966 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 91 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 26th
Site Moscow
Round 13
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 91
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6b1/6k1/2R4p/5K2/6P1/8/8 w - - 4 92

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.h5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Qc7
  11. 11.Bd2 e6
  12. 12.Qe2 Ngf6
  13. 13.O-O-O O-O-O
  14. 14.Ne5 Nxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Nd7
  16. 16.f4 Be7
  17. 17.Ne4 Nc5
  18. 18.Nc3 f6
  19. 19.exf6 Bxf6
  20. 20.Qc4 Qb6
  21. 21.b4 Na6
  22. 22.Ne4 Nc7
  23. 23.Rhe1 Rd4
  24. 24.Qb3 Qb5
  25. 25.c3 Rxe4
  26. 26.Rxe4 Qxh5
  27. 27.Qc4 Qf5
  28. 28.Qe2 h5
  29. 29.Be1 Re8
  30. 30.g3 a5
  31. 31.bxa5 Qxa5
  32. 32.Qc2 Qf5
  33. 33.Ra4 g5
  34. 34.fxg5 Bxg5+
  35. 35.Kb1 Qxc2+
  36. 36.Kxc2 e5
  37. 37.Re4 Nd5
  38. 38.Bf2 Nf6
  39. 39.Ra4 Kc7
  40. 40.Bc5 Nd5
  41. 41.Re4 b6
  42. 42.Bg1 Bd8
  43. 43.Rf1 Nf6
  44. 44.Re2 c5
  45. 45.Rf5 Kd6
  46. 46.a4 Kd5
  47. 47.Kd3 Ng4
  48. 48.Rb2 Rh8
  49. 49.a5 c4+
  50. 50.Ke2 Ke4
  51. 51.Rf7 bxa5
  52. 52.Rb8 a4
  53. 53.Rc8 Bf6
  54. 54.Rxc4+ Kf5
  55. 55.Ra7 a3
  56. 56.Rxa3 Rb8
  57. 57.Rb4 Rc8
  58. 58.c4 Be7
  59. 59.c5 e4
  60. 60.Ra7 Bf6
  61. 61.Rh7 Kg6
  62. 62.Rd7 Kf5
  63. 63.Rd5+ Be5
  64. 64.Rb6 e3
  65. 65.Kf3 Nf6
  66. 66.Rd3 Rxc5
  67. 67.Bxe3 Rc2
  68. 68.Rd8 Rc3
  69. 69.Ke2 Rc2+
  70. 70.Kd1 Rc3
  71. 71.Bf2 Ne4
  72. 72.Rf8+ Kg5
  73. 73.Rb5 Rd3+
  74. 74.Ke2 Rd5
  75. 75.Rxd5 Nc3+
  76. 76.Kf3 Nxd5
  77. 77.Ra8 Kf5
  78. 78.Ra5 Ke6
  79. 79.Be1 Nf6
  80. 80.Rb5 Nd5
  81. 81.Bd2 Bg7
  82. 82.Bc1 Be5
  83. 83.Bb2 Bc7
  84. 84.Rc5 Bd6
  85. 85.Rc1 Ne7
  86. 86.Re1+ Kf5
  87. 87.Ra1 Nc6
  88. 88.Ra6 Be5
  89. 89.Rxc6 Bxb2
  90. 90.Rc5+ Kg6
  91. 91.Kf4 Bg7

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