Petrosian, Tigran A. vs Matanovic, Anto

? · Round ? · 1959.??.?? · 1/2-1/2 · A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Sicilian

Moves

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PGN
[Event "?"]
[Site "Kiev UKR"]
[Date "1959.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran A."]
[Black "Matanovic, Anto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[WhiteElo "2376"]
[WhiteFideId "13300849"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "1884"]
[BlackFideId "14532921"]
[ECO "A21"]
[Source "Codekiddy"]
[SourceQuality "3"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 Ne7 6. e3 O-O 7. Nge2 c5 8. a3
Nbc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Nd5 Qd7 11. Nec3 Bh3 12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. Bd2 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 f5
15. f4 Rf7 16. Rb1 Nd8 17. b4 Ne6 18. bxc5 dxc5 19. Qf3 Rd8 20. Qg2 Qxg2+ 21.
Kxg2 e4 22. dxe4 fxe4 23. Rfd1 Rfd7 24. Kf1 b6 25. Ke2 Nc7 26. Nxc7 Rxc7 27.
Be1 Rcd7 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. a4 Rd3 30. a5 Ra3 31. axb6 axb6 32. Rxb6 Ra4 33.
Rb8+ Kf7 34. Rb7+ Kg8 35. Rc7 Rxc4 36. Kd1 Bc3 37. g4 Bxe1 38. Kxe1 Rc2 39. h4
Rg2 40. g5 Rh2 41. Rxc5 Rxh4 42. Kd2 Rh3 43. Re5 h6 44. gxh6 Kf7 45. Rxe4 Rxh6
46. Kd3 Rh1 47. Ra4 Rb1 48. Kd4 Ke6 49. e4 Rd1+ 50. Ke3 Rd6 51. Kf3 Rd3+ 52.
Ke2 Rd6 53. Ke3 Rb6 54. Kd4 Rd6+ 55. Kc5 Rd1 56. Ra6+ Kf7 57. e5 Rc1+ 58. Kd6
Rd1+ 59. Kc7 Rd4 60. Rd6 Rxf4 61. Kd7 Re4 62. e6+ Kf6 63. Rd1 Ra4 64. Rf1+ Kg7
65. Rf7+ Kg8 66. Rf8+ Kxf8 67. e7+ Kg7 68. e8=Q Ra7+ 69. Kc6 Rf7 70. Qe5+ Kh7
71. Kd6 Rf5 72. Qd4 Kg8 73. Ke6 Kh7 74. Qd7+ Kg8 75. Qd8+ Kh7 76. Qh4+ Kg7 77.
Ke7 Rf7+ 78. Kd6 Rf6+ 79. Ke5 Rf7 1/2-1/2