Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Candidats sf2 · 1977 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 75 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf2
Site Geneve
Round 12
Date 1977.00.00
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 75
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Final Position

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

8/P1n5/5k2/8/2K5/8/8/8 w - - 1 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 b6
  4. 4.e4 Bb7
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.g3 g6
  7. 7.Bg2 Bg7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Ne1 Ne8
  10. 10.d4 c5
  11. 11.d5 exd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 Nc6
  13. 13.Nc2 Ba6
  14. 14.Nce3 b5
  15. 15.cxb5 Bxb5
  16. 16.Re1 Rb8
  17. 17.Nc3 Nc7
  18. 18.Nxb5 Nxb5
  19. 19.Nd5 Re8
  20. 20.h4 Nbd4
  21. 21.Bg5 f6
  22. 22.Bc1 Qd7
  23. 23.Rb1 f5
  24. 24.Bg5 fxe4
  25. 25.Bxe4 Rf8
  26. 26.Bg2 Kh8
  27. 27.Bf4 Ne5
  28. 28.Bxe5 dxe5
  29. 29.Nc3 Qf7
  30. 30.Rf1 Rbd8
  31. 31.Qg4 Nf5
  32. 32.Qe2 c4
  33. 33.Ne4 Rd3
  34. 34.Ng5 Qd7
  35. 35.Qc2 h6
  36. 36.Ne4 Qd4
  37. 37.Kh1 h5
  38. 38.b3 cxb3
  39. 39.Rxb3 Rxb3
  40. 40.Qxb3 Qd7
  41. 41.Rb1 Bh6
  42. 42.Qa3 Rf7
  43. 43.Qa6 Kg7
  44. 44.Rb8 Qe7
  45. 45.Qc6 Nd4
  46. 46.Qd5 Nf5
  47. 47.Qa8 Rf8
  48. 48.Rxf8 Qxf8
  49. 49.Qxa7+ Qe7
  50. 50.Qa5 Bc1
  51. 51.Qb6 Ba3
  52. 52.Ng5 Qd6
  53. 53.Qb3 Qe7
  54. 54.Bd5 Qa7
  55. 55.Kg2 Be7
  56. 56.Be4 Bxg5
  57. 57.hxg5 Nd6
  58. 58.Bb1 Nf7
  59. 59.Qd3 Qb6
  60. 60.f4 Qe6
  61. 61.Qe4 h4
  62. 62.Qxg6+ Qxg6
  63. 63.Bxg6 Kxg6
  64. 64.gxh4 exf4
  65. 65.a4 Ne5
  66. 66.a5 Kf5
  67. 67.a6 Nc6
  68. 68.Kf2 Na7
  69. 69.Kf3 Nb5
  70. 70.g6 Kxg6
  71. 71.Kxf4 Kh5
  72. 72.Ke4 Kxh4
  73. 73.Kd3 Kg5
  74. 74.Kc4 Nc7
  75. 75.a7 Kf6

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