Jean Pierre Mercier vs Boris Spassky

FRA-ch · 1990 · English Opening · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Jean Pierre Mercier
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event FRA-ch
Site Angers
Round 7
Date 1990.00.00
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/p5pp/3n4/3qPp2/5Q2/1pR1P1PP/7K/8 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.b3 c5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Qe2 b6
  9. 9.Bb2 Bb7
  10. 10.Rd1 dxc4
  11. 11.bxc4 Qc7
  12. 12.Nc3 Rac8
  13. 13.d3 Rfd8
  14. 14.Rab1 Qb8
  15. 15.Ne1 Ne8
  16. 16.f4 Nd6
  17. 17.Nf3 f5
  18. 18.Ba1 Bf6
  19. 19.h3 Re8
  20. 20.Kh1 Rcd8
  21. 21.Qf2 Nb4
  22. 22.a3 Bxc3
  23. 23.axb4 cxb4
  24. 24.Bxc3 bxc3
  25. 25.Rdc1 Nf7
  26. 26.Rxc3 e5
  27. 27.Ne1 Bxg2+
  28. 28.Nxg2 Qc7
  29. 29.Rbb3 Nd6
  30. 30.fxe5 Rxe5
  31. 31.Nf4 Rde8
  32. 32.Nd5 Qf7
  33. 33.Qf4 b5
  34. 34.d4 bxc4
  35. 35.dxe5 Qxd5+
  36. 36.Kh2 cxb3

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