Svetozar Gligoric vs Boris Spassky

Belgrade · 1964 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Belgrade
Site Belgrade
Round 1
Date 1964.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C87)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/1p2Prp1/1qp1R2p/3p2p1/1P1P4/3Q1PPP/7K/4R3 b - - 2 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.O-O Bd7
  6. 6.c3 Nf6
  7. 7.d4 Be7
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Re1 exd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Nb4
  11. 11.Bxd7 Qxd7
  12. 12.Nf1 d5
  13. 13.Ne5 Qe6
  14. 14.a3 Nc6
  15. 15.Nxc6 Qxc6
  16. 16.e5 Ne4
  17. 17.Ne3 Qd7
  18. 18.Qd3 c6
  19. 19.f3 Ng5
  20. 20.Nf5 f6
  21. 21.Bxg5 fxg5
  22. 22.e6 Qc7
  23. 23.Re5 Rae8
  24. 24.Rae1 Bd6
  25. 25.Nxd6 Qxd6
  26. 26.e7 Rf6
  27. 27.b4 h6
  28. 28.g3 Qd7
  29. 29.Kg2 Rf7
  30. 30.Qe2 Rf5
  31. 31.Re3 Rf7
  32. 32.h3 Rf6
  33. 33.Re5 Rf5
  34. 34.Re6 Rf6
  35. 35.Re3 Rf7
  36. 36.Kh2 Rf6
  37. 37.Re5 Rf5
  38. 38.Re6 Rf7
  39. 39.Re3 Rf6
  40. 40.Re5 Qd6
  41. 41.Re3 a5
  42. 42.Rb1 Rf7
  43. 43.Re1 axb4
  44. 44.Re6 Qc7
  45. 45.axb4 Qb6
  46. 46.Qd3

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