Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Candidats sf2 · 1977 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf2
Site Geneve
Round 8
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D25)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/R4pk1/1p4b1/2r2N1p/4PPpn/1B5P/PP4P1/3R2K1 b - - 2 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.Bxc4 e6
  6. 6.Nc3 Nbd7
  7. 7.O-O Bd6
  8. 8.h3 Bh5
  9. 9.e4 e5
  10. 10.Be2 O-O
  11. 11.dxe5 Nxe5
  12. 12.Nd4 Bg6
  13. 13.Bg5 Re8
  14. 14.Ndb5 Nc6
  15. 15.Nxd6 cxd6
  16. 16.f3 h6
  17. 17.Bh4 Bh7
  18. 18.Rf2 g5
  19. 19.Bg3 Qb6
  20. 20.Bc4 Ne5
  21. 21.Bb3 Rac8
  22. 22.Qf1 Kg7
  23. 23.Qb5 Qc7
  24. 24.Rd1 Nh5
  25. 25.Bh2 b6
  26. 26.Rfd2 Qc5+
  27. 27.Kh1 Nf4
  28. 28.Rxd6 Qxb5
  29. 29.Nxb5 Re7
  30. 30.Nc3 Nfg6
  31. 31.Nd5 Ree8
  32. 32.Ne3 Nh4
  33. 33.Bxe5+ Rxe5
  34. 34.Rd7 Bg6
  35. 35.Nc4 Rec5
  36. 36.Nd6 Rf8
  37. 37.Rxa7 h5
  38. 38.Kg1 g4
  39. 39.f4 Rd8
  40. 40.Nf5+

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