Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Candidats qf3 · 1980 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf3
Site Mexico
Round 10
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

1n4k1/5pp1/4p2p/p1r5/3NP3/P7/5PPP/3R2K1 w - - 4 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Rc1 Bb7
  9. 9.Be2 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Ne4
  11. 11.Bxe7 Qxe7
  12. 12.Nxe4 Bxe4
  13. 13.O-O Rd8
  14. 14.Be2 c5
  15. 15.Nd2 Bd5
  16. 16.dxc5 bxc5
  17. 17.Qc2 Nd7
  18. 18.a3 Rab8
  19. 19.Bf3 Ne5
  20. 20.e4 Bc6
  21. 21.Be2 Bb5
  22. 22.Bxb5 Rxb5
  23. 23.Rfd1 Qf6
  24. 24.Rb1 Rdb8
  25. 25.b3 Qe7
  26. 26.Qc3 Nc6
  27. 27.b4 a5
  28. 28.bxc5 Qxc5
  29. 29.Qxc5 Rxc5
  30. 30.Rxb8+ Nxb8
  31. 31.Nb3 Rb5
  32. 32.Nd4 Rc5

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