Svetozar Gligoric vs Boris Spassky

Amsterdam Interzonal · 1964 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event Amsterdam Interzonal
Site Amsterdam
Round 10
Date 1964.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C64)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3B2p1/1R3bPp/p7/P2p1kP1/2r5/1K6 w - - 12 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 f5
  5. 5.d4 fxe4
  6. 6.dxc5 exf3
  7. 7.Qxf3 Qe7
  8. 8.Qh5+ g6
  9. 9.Qe2 d6
  10. 10.O-O Nf6
  11. 11.Bg5 O-O
  12. 12.Nd2 d5
  13. 13.Bxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Nf3 e4
  15. 15.Nd4 Qxc5
  16. 16.f3 a5
  17. 17.Qf2 Qd6
  18. 18.fxe4 Nxe4
  19. 19.Qxf8+ Qxf8
  20. 20.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  21. 21.Rf1+ Kg7
  22. 22.Bf4 Bd7
  23. 23.Bxc7 a4
  24. 24.a3 c5
  25. 25.Nf3 Bb5
  26. 26.Rd1 Bc4
  27. 27.Bf4 Kf6
  28. 28.h4 Kf5
  29. 29.Bc1 Rb8
  30. 30.Re1 h6
  31. 31.Nh2 h5
  32. 32.Nf3 Rb7
  33. 33.Ng5 Nxg5
  34. 34.hxg5 d4
  35. 35.cxd4 cxd4
  36. 36.Kf2 Rf7
  37. 37.Kg3 Rb7
  38. 38.Re8 Be6
  39. 39.Kf3 Bd5+
  40. 40.Kf2 Rc7
  41. 41.Bd2 Rc2
  42. 42.Ke2 Bc4+
  43. 43.Kd1 Rxb2
  44. 44.Rf8+ Ke4
  45. 45.Rf4+ Kd5
  46. 46.Rf6 Bd3
  47. 47.g3 Ra2
  48. 48.Bc1 Bf5
  49. 49.Rb6 Rg2
  50. 50.Bf4 Ke4
  51. 51.Bd6 d3
  52. 52.Rb4+ Kd5
  53. 53.Bf4 Bg4+
  54. 54.Kc1 Rc2+
  55. 55.Kb1 Bf5
  56. 56.Rb5+ Ke4
  57. 57.Bd6 Kf3

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