Miguel Najdorf vs Boris Spassky

The Game

White	Miguel Najdorf
Black	Boris Spassky
Result	1-0
Event	Gothenburg Interzonal
Site	Gothenburg
Round	15
Date	1955.00.00
Opening	King's Indian Defense (E62)
Moves	40

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3R1pk1/1pp5/5rPp/4B3/4P1P1/2r4P/1R4K1 b - - 2 40

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.Nf3 g6
3. 3.c4 Bg7
4. 4.g3 O-O
5. 5.Bg2 d6
6. 6.O-O Nc6
7. 7.Nc3 Bf5
8. 8.b3 Ne4
9. 9.Bb2 Nxc3
10. 10.Bxc3 Be4
11. 11.Rc1 d5
12. 12.e3 a5
13. 13.Qe2 e6
14. 14.Rfd1 a4
15. 15.Bf1 axb3
16. 16.axb3 Qe7
17. 17.Ne1 h5
18. 18.Nd3 dxc4
19. 19.bxc4 Bxd3
20. 20.Qxd3 Ra7
21. 21.Qb1 Rfa8
22. 22.Bg2 Nd8
23. 23.Bb4 Qd7
24. 24.Qe4 Ra2
25. 25.d5 exd5
26. 26.cxd5 Bb2
27. 27.Rb1 Bf6
28. 28.Qf4 Bg7
29. 29.Qg5 R8a6
30. 30.Qe7 Qxe7
31. 31.Bxe7 Bf6
32. 32.d6 Rxd6
33. 33.Bxf6 Rxf6
34. 34.Rxd8+ Kg7
35. 35.f4 b6
36. 36.Rd7 Rc2
37. 37.Bd5 c6
38. 38.Bg2 g5
39. 39.fxg5 Rf5
40. 40.Be4

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