Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Bugojno · 1978 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bugojno
Site Bugojno
Round 6
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

3r4/1p6/1b3pk1/1P4r1/1RRp3p/3P3P/1B3P2/5K2 b - - 10 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 e6
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.d4 O-O
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.a3 Bf5
  12. 12.b4 Bb6
  13. 13.Ra2 Be4
  14. 14.Rd2 Qe7
  15. 15.Bb2 Rfe8
  16. 16.Qa1 f6
  17. 17.Rfd1 Qe6
  18. 18.Qa2 Rad8
  19. 19.Qb3 a5
  20. 20.Ne1 axb4
  21. 21.axb4 d4
  22. 22.Qxe6+ Rxe6
  23. 23.Bxe4 Rxe4
  24. 24.Nd3 Rd5
  25. 25.Ra1 Re8
  26. 26.Ra4 Kf7
  27. 27.Kf1 Ne5
  28. 28.Rc2 Nxd3
  29. 29.exd3 g5
  30. 30.Ra1 h5
  31. 31.Rc4 Rdd8
  32. 32.Ra4 Re5
  33. 33.h3 h4
  34. 34.gxh4 gxh4
  35. 35.b5 Red5
  36. 36.Rab4 Kg6
  37. 37.Kg2 Rg5+
  38. 38.Kf1 Rgd5
  39. 39.Kg2 Rg5+
  40. 40.Kf1

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