Lev Polugaevsky vs Boris Spassky

URS-ch31 · 1963 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch31
Site Leningrad
Date 1963.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D36)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

1b6/5pkp/p1p1r1rq/PpRp1Q2/1P1P2p1/4P1P1/5P1P/2R2NK1 b - - 2 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 c6
  7. 7.Qc2 g6
  8. 8.e3 Bf5
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 O-O
  11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.b4 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O b5
  14. 14.a4 a6
  15. 15.a5 Re8
  16. 16.Ne2 Be7
  17. 17.Qb3 Bd6
  18. 18.Nc1 g5
  19. 19.Nd3 g4
  20. 20.Nd2 Re6
  21. 21.Rfc1 Qg5
  22. 22.Ra2 Rae8
  23. 23.Rac2 Qh6
  24. 24.Nf1 Bb8
  25. 25.Nc5 Nxc5
  26. 26.Rxc5 Rg6
  27. 27.Qc2 Ree6
  28. 28.g3 Kg7
  29. 29.Qf5

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