Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Candidats sf2 · 1977 · King's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf2
Site Geneve
Round 6
Date 1977.00.00
Opening King's Indian Defense (E74)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

8/8/6pp/3k4/6KP/8/4R1P1/r7 w - - 1 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.e4 O-O
  7. 7.Bf4 a6
  8. 8.a4 Qa5
  9. 9.Bd2 e6
  10. 10.Be2 exd5
  11. 11.cxd5 Bg4
  12. 12.O-O Nbd7
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Bxf3 c4
  15. 15.Nb5 Qb6
  16. 16.Be3 Nc5
  17. 17.Na3 Qb4
  18. 18.Rc1 b5
  19. 19.axb5 axb5
  20. 20.Nc2 Qxb2
  21. 21.Rb1 Qe5
  22. 22.Bd4 Qe8
  23. 23.e5 Nfd7
  24. 24.exd6 Nb3
  25. 25.Bxg7 Kxg7
  26. 26.Re1 Qb8
  27. 27.Nd4 Ndc5
  28. 28.Ne6+ fxe6
  29. 29.dxe6 Ra6
  30. 30.e7 Re8
  31. 31.Rxb3 Qxd6
  32. 32.Qxd6 Rxd6
  33. 33.Rxb5 Nd3
  34. 34.Re2 Kf6
  35. 35.Rb7 Re6
  36. 36.Rc2 R8xe7
  37. 37.Rxe7 Rxe7
  38. 38.Rxc4 Re1+
  39. 39.Kh2 Nxf2
  40. 40.Rd4 Ke5
  41. 41.Rd7 Rh1+
  42. 42.Kg3 Ne4+
  43. 43.Bxe4 Kxe4
  44. 44.Kg4 Rg1
  45. 45.Re7+ Kd5
  46. 46.Re2 h6
  47. 47.h4 Ra1

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