Garry Kasparov vs Boris Spassky

Tilburg · 1981 · King's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1981.00.00
Opening King's Indian Defense (E74)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/r1R5/3P1k2/8/2B1bpP1/2K5/5b2/8 w - - 3 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 d6
  5. 5.e4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.Bg5 b5
  8. 8.cxb5 a6
  9. 9.a4 Qa5
  10. 10.Bd2 Nbd7
  11. 11.Ra3 Bb7
  12. 12.Nf3 axb5
  13. 13.Bxb5 Qc7
  14. 14.O-O Ng4
  15. 15.Bg5 Ngf6
  16. 16.Nd2 e6
  17. 17.Nc4 exd5
  18. 18.exd5 Rad8
  19. 19.a5 h6
  20. 20.Bh4 Ne5
  21. 21.a6 Ba8
  22. 22.Re1 g5
  23. 23.Bg3 Nfd7
  24. 24.a7 f5
  25. 25.Bxe5 Nxe5
  26. 26.Nxe5 dxe5
  27. 27.Ra6 e4
  28. 28.Bc4 Qf7
  29. 29.Nb5 Kh7
  30. 30.Re6 Qb7
  31. 31.Qh5 Rf6
  32. 32.Rxf6 Bxf6
  33. 33.g4 f4
  34. 34.h4 Kg7
  35. 35.Nc3 e3
  36. 36.Bd3 exf2+
  37. 37.Kxf2 Qxb2+
  38. 38.Re2 Qxc3
  39. 39.Qg6+ Kf8
  40. 40.Qxh6+ Bg7
  41. 41.Qxg5 Qf6
  42. 42.Qxf6+ Bxf6
  43. 43.Bc4 Bxh4+
  44. 44.Kf3 Rd7
  45. 45.Ra2 Bg5
  46. 46.Ke4 Rf7
  47. 47.Ra5 Kg7
  48. 48.Rxc5 Kf6
  49. 49.Rc8 Rxa7
  50. 50.Rf8+ Kg7
  51. 51.Rc8 Kf6
  52. 52.Rf8+ Kg7
  53. 53.Rc8 Bb7
  54. 54.Rc7+ Kf6
  55. 55.Kd4 Bh4
  56. 56.d6 Bf2+
  57. 57.Kc3 Be4

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