Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian vs Robert James Fischer

Portoroz Interzonal, 1958 · result 1/2-1/2 · source: brianerdelyi/ChessPGN (CC0)

Opening: English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation (A16) — this game followed that line's move order.

Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian faced Robert James Fischer in Portoroz Interzonal, 1958. The game ended in a draw. The game lasted 67 moves. The opening was the English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation (ECO A16).

Both players castled kingside: White on move 6, Black on move 4. The first capture came on move 11. Both queens had left the board by move 27.

Start

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67.

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Key moments

Inaccuracy g6

White’s g6 drops the winning chances from 52% to 44%.

Inaccuracy c2

Black’s c2 drops the winning chances from 56% to 48%.

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