Judit Polgar vs Boris Spassky

Budapest m · 1993 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Judit Polgar
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Budapest m
Site Budapest
Round 6
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C86)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/2b3pk/8/5P1p/7P/8/Bp3PK1/8 b - h3 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Qe2 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.d4 Bg4
  10. 10.Rd1 exd4
  11. 11.cxd4 d5
  12. 12.e5 Ne4
  13. 13.a4 b4
  14. 14.a5 Kh8
  15. 15.Qc2 Na7
  16. 16.Nbd2 f5
  17. 17.exf6 Nxf6
  18. 18.Re1 c5
  19. 19.Ne5 c4
  20. 20.Ndxc4 Rc8
  21. 21.Qd3 dxc4
  22. 22.Bxc4 Nb5
  23. 23.Bg5 Bh5
  24. 24.Re3 Qxd4
  25. 25.Bxb5 Qxb2
  26. 26.Rb1 Rc1+
  27. 27.Rxc1 Qxc1+
  28. 28.Qf1 Qxf1+
  29. 29.Bxf1 Bc5
  30. 30.Rh3 Ng4
  31. 31.Rxh5 Nxe5
  32. 32.Be7 Bxe7
  33. 33.Rxe5 Bf6
  34. 34.Re3 Bd4
  35. 35.Rf3 Rxf3
  36. 36.gxf3 b3
  37. 37.Bxa6 Bc3
  38. 38.Bc4 b2
  39. 39.Ba2 Bxa5
  40. 40.f4 Bc7
  41. 41.f5 h5
  42. 42.Kg2 Kh7
  43. 43.h4

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