Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Candidats qf3 · 1980 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf3
Site Mexico
Round 6
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

5R2/7p/4k3/6p1/1p2K3/6P1/1P3P1r/8 b - - 11 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bg2 e6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.Re1 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.d4 Na6
  10. 10.Bg5 c6
  11. 11.Qa4 Nc7
  12. 12.Ne5 b5
  13. 13.Qb3 Ne6
  14. 14.Nf3 c5
  15. 15.Bxf6 Bxf6
  16. 16.dxc5 Rb8
  17. 17.Rad1 d4
  18. 18.e3 Nxc5
  19. 19.Qb4 Na6
  20. 20.Qb3 d3
  21. 21.Nd2 Bxg2
  22. 22.Kxg2 Nc5
  23. 23.Qb4 Qd6
  24. 24.Nb3 Qc6+
  25. 25.e4 Nxb3
  26. 26.Qxb3 Bxc3
  27. 27.Qxc3 Qc4
  28. 28.Rxd3 Qxa2
  29. 29.Qa3 Qxa3
  30. 30.Rxa3 Rb7
  31. 31.Rea1 Re7
  32. 32.Kf3 f5
  33. 33.Rxa7 fxe4+
  34. 34.Ke2 Rxa7
  35. 35.Rxa7 Rc8
  36. 36.Rd7 Rc4
  37. 37.Kd2 Rb4
  38. 38.Kc3 Rc4+
  39. 39.Kb3 g6
  40. 40.Rd5 Rc1
  41. 41.Rd2 g5
  42. 42.Re2 Rh1
  43. 43.Kc3 Rxh2
  44. 44.Kd4 Kf7
  45. 45.Kxe4 Ke6
  46. 46.Rc2 b4
  47. 47.Rc6+ Kd7
  48. 48.Rf6 Ke7
  49. 49.Rf5 Ke6
  50. 50.Rf8 Ke7
  51. 51.Rf3 Ke6
  52. 52.Rf8

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