Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Varna olm · 1962 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 15 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Varna olm
Site Varna
Round 11
Date 1962.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 15
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Final Position

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

1r3rk1/p2nqpp1/4p2p/2pb4/8/4PN2/PPQ1BPPP/2R2RK1 w - - 2 16

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Rc1 Bb7
  9. 9.Be2 c5
  10. 10.cxd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Bxe7 Qxe7
  12. 12.dxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.O-O Nd7
  14. 14.Nxd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.Qc2 Rab8

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