Leonid Stein vs Tigran Petrosian

Las Palmas · 1973 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Leonid Stein
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 14
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B83)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

4rnk1/1q3p1p/3pp3/5bPB/3Q4/2P1R3/p1P4P/5RK1 b - - 1 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 d6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Be2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O Bd7
  9. 9.Nb3 a6
  10. 10.f4 b5
  11. 11.a3 O-O
  12. 12.Bf3 Rb8
  13. 13.Qd2 Qc7
  14. 14.g4 Be8
  15. 15.g5 Nd7
  16. 16.Qg2 Nb6
  17. 17.Rae1 Nc4
  18. 18.Bc1 a5
  19. 19.Kh1 b4
  20. 20.axb4 Rxb4
  21. 21.f5 a4
  22. 22.Nd2 N4e5
  23. 23.Bd1 Nd4
  24. 24.f6 Bd8
  25. 25.Re3 Bc6
  26. 26.Rh3 Ng6
  27. 27.Qg4 Re8
  28. 28.Qh5 Nf8
  29. 29.fxg7 Kxg7
  30. 30.Nf3 Nb5
  31. 31.Nxb5 Bxb5
  32. 32.Re1 Bc6
  33. 33.Nd2 Rb5
  34. 34.Nb1 Kg8
  35. 35.Nc3 Rc5
  36. 36.Kg1 Qb7
  37. 37.Rf1 Bb6
  38. 38.Be3 Rxc3
  39. 39.bxc3 Bxe4
  40. 40.Qh4 a3
  41. 41.Bh5 Bf5
  42. 42.Rhf3 Bxe3+
  43. 43.Rxe3 a2
  44. 44.Qd4

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