Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Candidats sf2 · 1977 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf2
Site Geneve
Round 4
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E59)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

6k1/6p1/p4p1p/6r1/p1R1P3/2P2PqP/Q5PK/8 w - - 5 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bd3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nf3 d5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.a3 Bxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Qc7
  11. 11.Bd3 e5
  12. 12.Qc2 Re8
  13. 13.dxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Qxe5
  15. 15.f3 Be6
  16. 16.e4 c4
  17. 17.Be2 Qc5+
  18. 18.Kh1 Nd7
  19. 19.Bf4 b5
  20. 20.Rfd1 f6
  21. 21.a4 a6
  22. 22.Qd2 Qc6
  23. 23.Qe3 bxa4
  24. 24.Bd6 Bf7
  25. 25.Qd2 Ne5
  26. 26.Bxe5 Rxe5
  27. 27.Qa2 Ra5
  28. 28.Qa3 Qc7
  29. 29.Rd4 h6
  30. 30.Rb1 Rb8
  31. 31.Rxb8+ Qxb8
  32. 32.h3 Qg3
  33. 33.Bxc4 Bxc4
  34. 34.Rxc4 Rg5
  35. 35.Qa2 Qe1+
  36. 36.Kh2 Qg3+

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