Judit Polgar vs Boris Spassky

Budapest m · 1993 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Judit Polgar
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Budapest m
Site Budapest
Round 2
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C95)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/6R1/3p2p1/p1pPp1k1/1pP1P3/1P3r2/P1B4R/6K1 w - - 1 41

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.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.h3 Nb8
  10. 10.d4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bb7
  12. 12.Bc2 Re8
  13. 13.Nf1 Bf8
  14. 14.Ng3 g6
  15. 15.b3 Bg7
  16. 16.d5 Bf8
  17. 17.Bg5 h6
  18. 18.Be3 c6
  19. 19.c4 a5
  20. 20.Qd2 Kh7
  21. 21.Nh2 b4
  22. 22.Ng4 Nxg4
  23. 23.hxg4 Qh4
  24. 24.g5 c5
  25. 25.Nf1 f6
  26. 26.g3 Qh3
  27. 27.f3 fxg5
  28. 28.Re2 Nf6
  29. 29.g4 Qxf3
  30. 30.Nh2 Qh3
  31. 31.Rf1 Nxg4
  32. 32.Rf7+ Bg7
  33. 33.Nxg4 Qxg4+
  34. 34.Rg2 Qh3
  35. 35.Rxb7 Rf8
  36. 36.Bxg5 hxg5
  37. 37.Qxg5 Qh6
  38. 38.Qxh6+ Kxh6
  39. 39.Rh2+ Kg5
  40. 40.Rxg7 Rf3

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