Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Candidats qf3 · 1980 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf3
Site Mexico
Round 4
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E59)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/5pp1/p3b2p/3n4/3Pp3/N6P/3Q1PP1/5K2 w - - 1 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.a3 Bxc3
  9. 9.bxc3 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Qc7
  11. 11.Bb5 a6
  12. 12.Be2 e5
  13. 13.Bb2 e4
  14. 14.Nd2 Bf5
  15. 15.a4 Rfd8
  16. 16.Qc2 Rac8
  17. 17.Rfc1 cxd4
  18. 18.cxd4 Nxd4
  19. 19.Qxc7 Nxe2+
  20. 20.Kf1 Nxc1
  21. 21.Qb6 Nd5
  22. 22.Qa5 Nd3
  23. 23.Bd4 N3b4
  24. 24.Nc4 Nc6
  25. 25.Qd2 Be6
  26. 26.Na3 Ndb4
  27. 27.a5 Nxd4
  28. 28.exd4 Nd5
  29. 29.Rc1 h6
  30. 30.Rc5 b6
  31. 31.axb6 Nxb6
  32. 32.Rxc8 Rxc8
  33. 33.h3 Nd5

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