Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Candidats sf2 · 1977 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event Candidats sf2
Site Geneve
Round 14
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E53)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3R1p2/3p1kn1/7p/7P/7B/2r4K w - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O b6
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Ne5 Re8
  10. 10.Bd2 Ba6
  11. 11.Bxa6 Nxa6
  12. 12.Qa4 Qc8
  13. 13.Rfc1 Qb7
  14. 14.Qc6 Rab8
  15. 15.Rc2 Bxc3
  16. 16.Bxc3 Ne4
  17. 17.Be1 f6
  18. 18.Qxb7 Rxb7
  19. 19.Nd3 cxd4
  20. 20.exd4 Nc7
  21. 21.f3 Nd6
  22. 22.Bf2 Ne6
  23. 23.Nb4 Rd7
  24. 24.Rd1 Kf7
  25. 25.Kf1 Rc8
  26. 26.Rxc8 Nxc8
  27. 27.Bg3 Ne7
  28. 28.a3 Nf5
  29. 29.Bf2 a5
  30. 30.Na2 Nd6
  31. 31.b3 Rc7
  32. 32.Rd2 Nb5
  33. 33.a4 Na3
  34. 34.Bg3 Rc6
  35. 35.Rd3 Nb1
  36. 36.Rd1 Rc2
  37. 37.Rxb1 Rxa2
  38. 38.Bf2 h5
  39. 39.Be3 g5
  40. 40.h4 gxh4
  41. 41.b4 Ng7
  42. 42.Bf4 Nf5
  43. 43.Kg1 Nxd4
  44. 44.Bc7 h3
  45. 45.gxh3 Nxf3+
  46. 46.Kh1 Rxa4
  47. 47.bxa5 bxa5
  48. 48.Rb5 Rc4
  49. 49.Bg3 Ke6
  50. 50.Rxa5 Ng5
  51. 51.Ra6+ Kf5
  52. 52.Rd6 h4
  53. 53.Bh2 Rc1+

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