Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Phillips&Drew · 1982 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Phillips&Drew
Site London
Date 1982.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3bR2p/p2P1kp1/1p3p2/2pP4/P7/6PP/6K1 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.a3 Bb7
  5. 5.Nc3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bf4 Be7
  8. 8.e3 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 c5
  10. 10.Ne5 Nc6
  11. 11.O-O cxd4
  12. 12.exd4 a6
  13. 13.Rc1 Rc8
  14. 14.Nxc6 Rxc6
  15. 15.Qb3 b5
  16. 16.Na2 Rc4
  17. 17.Be5 Ne4
  18. 18.Bxc4 dxc4
  19. 19.Qh3 Bg5
  20. 20.Rcd1 f6
  21. 21.Qe6+ Kh8
  22. 22.Bg3 Re8
  23. 23.Bc7 Qa8
  24. 24.Qh3 Re7
  25. 25.Ba5 g6
  26. 26.f4 Bc8
  27. 27.Qe3 Bh6
  28. 28.d5 Bd7
  29. 29.Qb6 f5
  30. 30.Nb4 Bg7
  31. 31.Nc6 Re8
  32. 32.Ne5 Rxe5
  33. 33.fxe5 Bxe5
  34. 34.Rd4 Kg7
  35. 35.Bc3 Nxc3
  36. 36.bxc3 Qb8
  37. 37.Qxb8 Bxb8
  38. 38.d6 Ba7
  39. 39.Re1 Kf6
  40. 40.Re7 Bxd4+
  41. 41.cxd4

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