Boris Spassky vs Vitaly Tseshkovsky

Petrosian mem · 1999 · Pirc Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Vitaly Tseshkovsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Petrosian mem
Site Moscow
Round 6
Date 1999.06.23
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/4b3/8/p2Pk2B/1p6/1P2K3/P7/8 w - - 1 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.f3 c5
  4. 4.dxc5 Qa5+
  5. 5.Qd2 Qxc5
  6. 6.c4 e6
  7. 7.Nc3 Be7
  8. 8.b3 O-O
  9. 9.Bb2 a6
  10. 10.Nge2 Nc6
  11. 11.Nf4 Bd7
  12. 12.Be2 Rfd8
  13. 13.Rc1 Qa7
  14. 14.Kf1 Rac8
  15. 15.g3 e5
  16. 16.Ng2 Nd4
  17. 17.Ne3 Bh3+
  18. 18.Kf2 b5
  19. 19.Bf1 Be6
  20. 20.Kg2 h5
  21. 21.h4 Bf8
  22. 22.Bd3 g6
  23. 23.Ned5 Bg7
  24. 24.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  25. 25.Nd5 Bxd5
  26. 26.cxd5 a5
  27. 27.Rxc8 Rxc8
  28. 28.Rc1 Rxc1
  29. 29.Qxc1 b4
  30. 30.Qc4 Kg7
  31. 31.Bxd4 Qxd4
  32. 32.Qxd4 exd4
  33. 33.f4 Kf8
  34. 34.Kf3 Ke7
  35. 35.Ke2 Kd8
  36. 36.Kd2 Bg7
  37. 37.Bf1 d3
  38. 38.Bxd3 Bc3+
  39. 39.Ke3 Ke7
  40. 40.Bb5 Be1
  41. 41.Kf3 Kf6
  42. 42.e5+ dxe5
  43. 43.fxe5+ Kxe5
  44. 44.Be8 Bc3
  45. 45.Bxf7 Kf6
  46. 46.Be8 Be5
  47. 47.g4 hxg4+
  48. 48.Kxg4 Bd6
  49. 49.Kf3 Kf5
  50. 50.Ke3 Be7
  51. 51.h5 gxh5
  52. 52.Bxh5 Ke5

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