Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Santa Monica · 1966 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Santa Monica
Site Santa Monica
Round 5
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E43)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

2r4k/p5np/6p1/4r3/8/6P1/PB3Q1P/6K1 b - - 1 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 b6
  7. 7.O-O Bb7
  8. 8.Na4 cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 Be7
  10. 10.Re1 d6
  11. 11.b4 Nbd7
  12. 12.Bb2 Re8
  13. 13.Nc3 Bf8
  14. 14.d5 e5
  15. 15.Nd2 g6
  16. 16.Nb3 Nh5
  17. 17.g3 Ng7
  18. 18.c5 dxc5
  19. 19.bxc5 Nxc5
  20. 20.Bb5 Nd7
  21. 21.Ne4 Kh8
  22. 22.Bc6 Qc7
  23. 23.Rc1 Bxc6
  24. 24.dxc6 Nc5
  25. 25.Nexc5 bxc5
  26. 26.Qf3 Rac8
  27. 27.Nxc5 Qxc6
  28. 28.Qxf7 Bxc5
  29. 29.Rxe5 Bxf2+
  30. 30.Qxf2 Qxc1+
  31. 31.Bxc1 Rxe5
  32. 32.Bb2

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