Efim Geller vs Boris Spassky

Moscow · 1967 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Efim Geller
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Moscow
Site Moscow
Date 1967.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/pp6/8/2k5/1n2K2N/4N3/PP6/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.g4 Be6
  8. 8.h3 Nf6
  9. 9.Nf3 O-O
  10. 10.Bd3 c5
  11. 11.Kf1 Nc6
  12. 12.Kg2 cxd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Bd6
  14. 14.Bxd6 Qxd6
  15. 15.Nce2 Rfe8
  16. 16.Rc1 Bd7
  17. 17.Bb1 Rad8
  18. 18.Qb3 Rb8
  19. 19.Rhd1 h5
  20. 20.g5 Ne4
  21. 21.Nf3 Bxh3+
  22. 22.Kxh3 Nxf2+
  23. 23.Kg2 Nxd1
  24. 24.Rxd1 Qc5
  25. 25.Rxd5 Qxe3
  26. 26.Qxe3 Rxe3
  27. 27.Nc3 Rd8
  28. 28.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  29. 29.Be4 Kf8
  30. 30.Kf2 Rxe4
  31. 31.Nxe4 Ke7
  32. 32.Ke3 Ke6
  33. 33.Kf4 Kd5
  34. 34.Nc3+ Kc4
  35. 35.Ke4 Nc6
  36. 36.Nd5 f5+
  37. 37.gxf6 gxf6
  38. 38.Nxf6 h4
  39. 39.Ng4 Nb4
  40. 40.Ne3+ Kc5
  41. 41.Nxh4

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