Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

HUN-URS · 1961 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event HUN-URS
Site Budapest
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C64)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r2r/pPk5/3p4/3P4/P3Bqb1/5Qp1/3N2P1/R3RK2 w - - 6 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bxd4
  6. 6.c3 Bb6
  7. 7.d4 c6
  8. 8.Ba4 d6
  9. 9.Na3 Nf6
  10. 10.Bc2 Be6
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.d5 Bd7
  14. 14.Nc4 Bc7
  15. 15.Qd3 cxd5
  16. 16.exd5 g5
  17. 17.a4 O-O-O
  18. 18.b4 Kb8
  19. 19.Rfb1 Rc8
  20. 20.Nd2 Qg7
  21. 21.c4 f5
  22. 22.c5 e4
  23. 23.Qb3 g4
  24. 24.Nc4 f4
  25. 25.Bxe4 Rce8
  26. 26.Qd3 g3
  27. 27.hxg3 fxg3
  28. 28.fxg3 Qg4
  29. 29.Re1 h5
  30. 30.c6 Bc8
  31. 31.cxb7 Bd7
  32. 32.b5 h4
  33. 33.b6 hxg3
  34. 34.bxc7+ Kxc7
  35. 35.Nd2 Qh4
  36. 36.Kf1 Qf4+
  37. 37.Qf3 Bg4

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