Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Nice olm fin-A · 1974 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Nice olm fin-A
Site Nice
Round 9
Date 1974.00.00
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

6k1/pb2bppp/1q2pn2/3pB3/1p6/1N1P2P1/PP2PPBP/2Q3K1 b - - 0 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 c6
  7. 7.Qc2 Nbd7
  8. 8.Rd1 b5
  9. 9.cxb5 cxb5
  10. 10.Qc6 Rb8
  11. 11.Bf4 Rb6
  12. 12.Qc1 Ra6
  13. 13.Nbd2 Bb7
  14. 14.Nb3 Rc6
  15. 15.Qd2 Qb6
  16. 16.Ne5 Rcc8
  17. 17.Rac1 b4
  18. 18.Rxc8 Rxc8
  19. 19.Rc1 Rxc1+
  20. 20.Qxc1 Nxe5
  21. 21.Bxe5

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