Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Candidats sf2 · 1977 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf2
Site Geneve
Round 10
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E59)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

6k1/pp3ppp/2b5/2p5/P1B1P3/1QP2Pq1/3B4/5RK1 w - - 4 27

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 Nc6
  8. 8.a3 Bxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Qc7
  11. 11.Bd3 e5
  12. 12.Qc2 Re8
  13. 13.Nxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.dxe5 Qxe5
  15. 15.f3 Bd7
  16. 16.a4 Rad8
  17. 17.e4 Bc6
  18. 18.Bc4 Rd7
  19. 19.Qb3 Red8
  20. 20.Ra2 Nh5
  21. 21.g3 Nxg3
  22. 22.hxg3 Rd2
  23. 23.Rxd2 Rxd2
  24. 24.Bxd2 Qxg3+
  25. 25.Kh1 Qh3+
  26. 26.Kg1 Qg3+

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