Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Candidats qf3 · 1980 · Indian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf3
Site Mexico
Round 8
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Indian Game (A50)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

3q1k2/p3r2p/5p2/PPp3p1/2Q5/5PP1/7P/2R3K1 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bg2 g6
  5. 5.O-O Bg7
  6. 6.d4 e6
  7. 7.Nc3 Ne4
  8. 8.Nxe4 Bxe4
  9. 9.Bg5 f6
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.Qd2 Nc6
  12. 12.Rfd1 d5
  13. 13.Rac1 Ne7
  14. 14.cxd5 exd5
  15. 15.Bh6 Qd7
  16. 16.Bxg7 Kxg7
  17. 17.Ne1 Bxg2
  18. 18.Nxg2 c6
  19. 19.Rc3 Rac8
  20. 20.Rdc1 Nf5
  21. 21.e3 g5
  22. 22.Qc2 Ne7
  23. 23.b4 Qh3
  24. 24.f3 Rfd8
  25. 25.Qf2 Rd6
  26. 26.b5 Qe6
  27. 27.Qc2 Rd7
  28. 28.a4 Rdc7
  29. 29.e4 Rd8
  30. 30.Re1 Rdc8
  31. 31.Ne3 Kf8
  32. 32.Rc1 c5
  33. 33.exd5 Nxd5
  34. 34.Nxd5 Qxd5
  35. 35.Qe4 Qd6
  36. 36.dxc5 bxc5
  37. 37.Rd3 Qe7
  38. 38.Qc4 Rd8
  39. 39.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  40. 40.a5 Re7

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