Garry Kasparov vs Boris Spassky

World Cup · 1989 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Garry Kasparov
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event World Cup
Site Barcelona
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7R/4k3/b1P1n3/8/P6P/2K5/8/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 c6
  6. 6.e3 Be7
  7. 7.Bd3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Nge2 Nh5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.g4 Nhf6
  11. 11.Ng3 h6
  12. 12.h3 Nb6
  13. 13.Qd2 Bd7
  14. 14.b3 g6
  15. 15.a4 a5
  16. 16.f3 h5
  17. 17.g5 Qd6
  18. 18.Nge2 Ng8
  19. 19.e4 Ne7
  20. 20.Qf4 Qxf4
  21. 21.Nxf4 O-O
  22. 22.Nce2 h4
  23. 23.Ng2 Kg7
  24. 24.Kd2 dxe4
  25. 25.fxe4 Rad8
  26. 26.Raf1 Rh8
  27. 27.Ne3 Rh5
  28. 28.Rfg1 Bc8
  29. 29.Kc3 Rhh8
  30. 30.Nf4 Rd6
  31. 31.Bc2 Na8
  32. 32.Nc4 Rdd8
  33. 33.Nxa5 Nc7
  34. 34.Rf1 b5
  35. 35.Rf3 Rhf8
  36. 36.Rhf1 bxa4
  37. 37.bxa4 f6
  38. 38.Nxg6 Nxg6
  39. 39.gxf6+ Kh6
  40. 40.Nxc6 Rd6
  41. 41.d5 Rxc6+
  42. 42.dxc6 Ne6
  43. 43.e5 Nxe5
  44. 44.Re3 Ng6
  45. 45.f7 Ngf4
  46. 46.Bb3 Kg7
  47. 47.Re4 Rxf7
  48. 48.Bxe6 Nxe6
  49. 49.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  50. 50.Rxh4 Ke7
  51. 51.Rh8 Ba6
  52. 52.h4

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