Efim Geller vs Boris Spassky

Candidats qf4 · 1968 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Efim Geller
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf4
Site Sukhumi
Round 7
Date 1968.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C09)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/1B6/P1Pk4/3b4/7p/4K2p/8/8 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.Ngf3 Nc6
  5. 5.exd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bb5 Qe7+
  7. 7.Be2 cxd4
  8. 8.O-O Qd8
  9. 9.Nb3 Bd6
  10. 10.Nbxd4 Nge7
  11. 11.c3 Bg4
  12. 12.Re1 O-O
  13. 13.Bg5 Qd7
  14. 14.h3 Bh5
  15. 15.Qd2 Rfe8
  16. 16.Rad1 f6
  17. 17.Bf4 Bc5
  18. 18.Nb3 Bb6
  19. 19.c4 Bf7
  20. 20.c5 Bc7
  21. 21.Nfd4 Ne5
  22. 22.Nb5 Bb8
  23. 23.N3d4 N7g6
  24. 24.Bg3 a6
  25. 25.Nc3 f5
  26. 26.Bxe5 Bxe5
  27. 27.Qg5 Bf6
  28. 28.Qxf5 Qxf5
  29. 29.Nxf5 d4
  30. 30.Nxd4 Nf4
  31. 31.g3 Rad8
  32. 32.gxf4 Rxd4
  33. 33.Bf3 Rxe1+
  34. 34.Rxe1 Rxf4
  35. 35.Bxb7 Bd4
  36. 36.Re4 Rxe4
  37. 37.Nxe4 Bxb2
  38. 38.c6 Bd5
  39. 39.Nc5 Be5
  40. 40.Nxa6 Bd6
  41. 41.a4 g5
  42. 42.Kf1 h5
  43. 43.Ke2 h4
  44. 44.f3 Kg7
  45. 45.a5 Kf6
  46. 46.Kf2 Ke7
  47. 47.Ke3 Kf6
  48. 48.Kd4 Bxf3
  49. 49.Nc5 g4
  50. 50.Ne4+ Ke7
  51. 51.Nxd6 Kxd6
  52. 52.Ke3 Bd5
  53. 53.a6 gxh3

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