Miguel Najdorf vs Boris Spassky

Santa Monica · 1966 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Santa Monica
Site Santa Monica
Round 15
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D59)
Moves 21
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

r1B2k2/p2n1pp1/1p2p2p/2p5/3P4/Q3Pq2/PP3P1P/2R2R1K w - - 4 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Rc1 Bb7
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nxd5 Bxd5
  11. 11.Bxe7 Qxe7
  12. 12.Be2 Rc8
  13. 13.O-O c5
  14. 14.Qa4 Nd7
  15. 15.Qa3 Kf8
  16. 16.Ba6 Bxf3
  17. 17.gxf3 Qg5+
  18. 18.Kh1 Qh5
  19. 19.Bxc8 Qxf3+
  20. 20.Kg1 Qg4+
  21. 21.Kh1 Qf3+

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