Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Candidats qf3 · 1980 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf3
Site Mexico
Round 12
Date 1980.00.00
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 18
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Final Position

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

1q1rr1k1/1b3pbp/pp1ppnp1/2n5/2PNP3/1PN2PP1/PB2R1BP/3RQ2K b - - 2 18

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 b6
  4. 4.e4 Bb7
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.g3 g6
  7. 7.Bg2 Bg7
  8. 8.O-O c5
  9. 9.Re1 O-O
  10. 10.d4 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Nbd7
  12. 12.b3 a6
  13. 13.Bb2 Qc7
  14. 14.Re2 Rad8
  15. 15.Qe1 Qb8
  16. 16.Rd1 Nc5
  17. 17.f3 Rfe8
  18. 18.Kh1

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