Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

HUN-URS · 1961 · English Opening · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event HUN-URS
Site Budapest
Date 1961.00.00
Opening English Opening (A23)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2R5/5p1k/6p1/pP1q4/3p1P2/P4QP1/5K1r/8 w - - 2 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 e4
  5. 5.Nd4 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Bg2 Nc6
  8. 8.Nxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.d3 exd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Bb4
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Na4 Re8
  13. 13.a3 Bd6
  14. 14.Be3 a5
  15. 15.Rfe1 Ba6
  16. 16.Qc3 Rb8
  17. 17.Bd4 Bb5
  18. 18.b3 Ne4
  19. 19.Bxe4 Rxe4
  20. 20.f3 Bxa4
  21. 21.bxa4 Re6
  22. 22.Rab1 Rc8
  23. 23.Bc5 Be5
  24. 24.Qd2 Rg6
  25. 25.f4 Bd6
  26. 26.Rbc1 h5
  27. 27.Bxd6 Qxd6
  28. 28.e4 h4
  29. 29.Kg2 hxg3
  30. 30.hxg3 Rb8
  31. 31.exd5 cxd5
  32. 32.Re5 d4
  33. 33.Rb5 Rxb5
  34. 34.axb5 Qd5+
  35. 35.Kf2 Rh6
  36. 36.Rc8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Qd3+ g6
  38. 38.Qf3 Rh2+

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