Herbert Bastian vs Boris Spassky

Bundesliga 8788 · 1988 · Giuoco Piano · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Herbert Bastian
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event Bundesliga 8788
Site Germany
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5r1k/1p5p/p2p4/3P2R1/1P1Pp1P1/P7/3Np2P/2K5 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.b4 Bb6
  8. 8.Bb3 Be6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Bxb3
  10. 10.Qxb3 a6
  11. 11.Nc4 Ba7
  12. 12.Be3 Nb8
  13. 13.Rae1 Nbd7
  14. 14.Bxa7 Rxa7
  15. 15.a3 Ra8
  16. 16.g3 Qe7
  17. 17.Ne3 g6
  18. 18.Nd2 Qe6
  19. 19.c4 Ng4
  20. 20.Nd5 Rac8
  21. 21.f3 Nh6
  22. 22.f4 c6
  23. 23.f5 gxf5
  24. 24.exf5 Nxf5
  25. 25.Rxf5 cxd5
  26. 26.Rg5+ Kh8
  27. 27.cxd5 Qh6
  28. 28.Nf3 f5
  29. 29.Qb2 Nb6
  30. 30.Qd2 f4
  31. 31.d4 Nc4
  32. 32.Qd3 Rc7
  33. 33.g4 Qh3
  34. 34.Qf1 Qxf1+
  35. 35.Kxf1 Ne3+
  36. 36.Kf2 e4
  37. 37.Nd2 Rc2
  38. 38.Re2 Nd1+
  39. 39.Ke1 f3
  40. 40.Kxd1 Rc1+
  41. 41.Kxc1 fxe2

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