David Bronstein vs Boris Spassky

Belgrade · 1964 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 89 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Belgrade
Site Belgrade
Round 7
Date 1964.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E19)
Moves 89
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Final Position

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

8/3kb3/5pp1/1r5p/7P/2R2KP1/5N2/8 w - - 2 90

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 Ne4
  8. 8.Qc2 Nxc3
  9. 9.Qxc3 c5
  10. 10.Be3 d6
  11. 11.Rad1 Nd7
  12. 12.Ne1 Bxg2
  13. 13.Nxg2 Nf6
  14. 14.b3 Rc8
  15. 15.Qd3 Qc7
  16. 16.Bg5 cxd4
  17. 17.Qxd4 Rfd8
  18. 18.Rc1 Qb7
  19. 19.Ne3 h6
  20. 20.Bxf6 Bxf6
  21. 21.Qd3 a6
  22. 22.Ng4 Be7
  23. 23.e4 b5
  24. 24.Ne3 Bg5
  25. 25.Rfe1 Rc5
  26. 26.h4 Bf6
  27. 27.Re2 h5
  28. 28.Rec2 g6
  29. 29.Rd2 Re5
  30. 30.f3 Rc5
  31. 31.Rcd1 bxc4
  32. 32.bxc4 Qc6
  33. 33.Rb1 Ra5
  34. 34.Kf2 Qc5
  35. 35.Rb3 Kg7
  36. 36.a3 Ra4
  37. 37.Kg2 Qc7
  38. 38.Rb4 Rxb4
  39. 39.axb4 a5
  40. 40.bxa5 Qxa5
  41. 41.Nc2 Rc8
  42. 42.Re2 Qa6
  43. 43.Ne3 Rb8
  44. 44.f4 Rb4
  45. 45.Rd2 Qb7
  46. 46.Kf3 Rb6
  47. 47.Re2 Bb2
  48. 48.Kf2 Rb3
  49. 49.Qd1 Ba3
  50. 50.Nf1 Bc5+
  51. 51.Kg2 Qb4
  52. 52.Qa1+ Qc3
  53. 53.Qxc3+ Rxc3
  54. 54.e5 Rxc4
  55. 55.exd6 Bxd6
  56. 56.Nh2 Ba3
  57. 57.Nf3 Rb4
  58. 58.Re3 Rb2+
  59. 59.Kf1 Bc5
  60. 60.Rd3 Rb7
  61. 61.Ng5 Kf8
  62. 62.Rc3 Ba7
  63. 63.Ke2 Ke7
  64. 64.Kf3 Bd4
  65. 65.Rd3 Rb4
  66. 66.Ne4 Bg1
  67. 67.Rc3 Bb6
  68. 68.Rc2 Rb3+
  69. 69.Kg2 f6
  70. 70.Nd2 Rd3
  71. 71.Nf3 Rd1
  72. 72.Rc8 Ra1
  73. 73.Rb8 Ra2+
  74. 74.Kh3 Be3
  75. 75.Rb3 Re2
  76. 76.Rd3 Bc5
  77. 77.Rd2 Re3
  78. 78.Kg2 Rb3
  79. 79.Nd4 Rb6
  80. 80.Ne2 Rb4
  81. 81.Rc2 Bd6
  82. 82.Kf3 Rb3+
  83. 83.Rc3 Rb8
  84. 84.Nc1 Kd7
  85. 85.Nd3 Rb5
  86. 86.Nf2 e5
  87. 87.Ne4 Be7
  88. 88.fxe5 Rxe5
  89. 89.Nf2 Rb5

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