Petrosian, Tigran A. vs Smejkal, Jan

Rio de Janeiro Interzonal · Round 1 · 1979.09.01 · 1/2-1/2 · A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

PGN

[Event "Rio de Janeiro Interzonal"]
[Site "Rio de Janeiro izt"]
[Date "1979.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran A."]
[Black "Smejkal, Jan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[WhiteElo "2145"]
[WhiteFideId "13300849"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[BlackFideId "300020"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Source "TheChessDog"]
[SourceQuality "3"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e3 Bg7 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 9. a4 Qa5 10. Qb3 cxd4 11. exd4 O-O 12. O-O Be6 13. Qa3 a6 14. Be2 Nc6
15. Be3 Bd5 1/2-1/2