Mikhail Tal vs Tigran Petrosian

URS-ch sf · 1956 · French, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch sf
Site Tbilisi
Date 1956.00.00
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

1kr4r/ppqbbpp1/7p/3pPB2/2nP4/PN6/Q4PPP/1RB2RK1 w - - 16 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.c3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Qb6
  6. 6.a3 c4
  7. 7.Be2 Bd7
  8. 8.Nbd2 Na5
  9. 9.O-O Ne7
  10. 10.Rb1 h6
  11. 11.Qc2 Qc7
  12. 12.b3 cxb3
  13. 13.Nxb3 Ba4
  14. 14.Nfd2 Nec6
  15. 15.Qb2 O-O-O
  16. 16.Nxa5 Nxa5
  17. 17.c4 Be7
  18. 18.cxd5 exd5
  19. 19.Bd1 Bd7
  20. 20.Bc2 Kb8
  21. 21.Bd3 Rc8
  22. 22.Nb3 Nc4
  23. 23.Qa2 Ba4
  24. 24.Bf5 Bd7
  25. 25.Bd3 Ba4
  26. 26.Bf5 Bd7

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