Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

The Game

White	Lajos Portisch
Black	Boris Spassky
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Alekhine mem
Site	Moscow
Round	11
Date	1959.00.00
Opening	King's Indian Defense (E63)
Moves	42

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Final Position

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

7k/8/p7/1p1p4/4r3/P1P4P/4KP2/5R2 w - - 2 43

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
2. 2.g3 g6
3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
4. 4.O-O O-O
5. 5.d4 d6
6. 6.c4 Nc6
7. 7.Nc3 a6
8. 8.h3 Rb8
9. 9.Nd5 Nd7
10. 10.Bg5 h6
11. 11.Be3 e6
12. 12.Nc3 Ne7
13. 13.Qc1 Kh7
14. 14.Rd1 b5
15. 15.c5 Bb7
16. 16.a3 Nf6
17. 17.Bf4 Ned5
18. 18.Nxd5 Bxd5
19. 19.Nd2 Bxg2
20. 20.Kxg2 g5
21. 21.Be3 Nd5
22. 22.Nf3 f5
23. 23.Bxg5 hxg5
24. 24.Nxg5+ Kh8
25. 25.Nxe6 Qe7
26. 26.Nxf8 Rxf8
27. 27.cxd6 cxd6
28. 28.e3 f4
29. 29.exf4 Qe4+
30. 30.Kg1 Nxf4
31. 31.gxf4 Rg8
32. 32.Kf1 Re8
33. 33.Kg1 Rg8
34. 34.Kf1 Re8
35. 35.Kg1 Bxd4
36. 36.Rxd4 Qxd4
37. 37.Qc3 Qxc3
38. 38.bxc3 Rc8
39. 39.Rc1 d5
40. 40.Kf1 Rc4
41. 41.Ke2 Rxf4
42. 42.Rf1 Re4+

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