Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Candidats Tournament · 1985 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Montpellier
Round 2
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 64
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Final Position

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

8/8/2p5/6N1/1n2k1P1/2p5/4K3/8 b - - 9 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.a3 Bb7
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Bf4 Bg7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 d6
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.h3 Ne4
  11. 11.Nxe4 Bxe4
  12. 12.Nd2 Bb7
  13. 13.Bf3 Qc8
  14. 14.Bh2 e5
  15. 15.dxe5 dxe5
  16. 16.Qc2 Re8
  17. 17.Rad1 Nc5
  18. 18.b4 e4
  19. 19.Bg4 Ne6
  20. 20.Rfe1 a5
  21. 21.Be2 axb4
  22. 22.axb4 f5
  23. 23.c5 bxc5
  24. 24.b5 Bd5
  25. 25.Nb3 Rd8
  26. 26.Bc4 Qb7
  27. 27.Rxd5 Rxd5
  28. 28.Bxd5 Qxd5
  29. 29.Rd1 Ra2
  30. 30.Rxd5 Rxc2
  31. 31.g4 fxg4
  32. 32.hxg4 Rc3
  33. 33.Na5 Rc1+
  34. 34.Kg2 Rb1
  35. 35.Nc4 Rxb5
  36. 36.Nd2 Rb4
  37. 37.Be5 h6
  38. 38.Bxg7 Kxg7
  39. 39.Re5 Kf6
  40. 40.Rxe4 Rxe4
  41. 41.Nxe4+ Ke5
  42. 42.Nc3 c4
  43. 43.Kf3 c6
  44. 44.Ke2 Nc5
  45. 45.f4+ Ke6
  46. 46.Kf3 Kd6
  47. 47.Ke2 Nd3
  48. 48.Ne4+ Kd5
  49. 49.Nf6+ Ke6
  50. 50.Ne4 Nb4
  51. 51.Nc5+ Kd6
  52. 52.Ne4+ Kd5
  53. 53.Nc3+ Ke6
  54. 54.Kf3 Ke7
  55. 55.e4 g5
  56. 56.fxg5 hxg5
  57. 57.e5 Ke6
  58. 58.Ne4 Kxe5
  59. 59.Nxg5 c3
  60. 60.Ke2 Kd5
  61. 61.Nf3 Kc4
  62. 62.Ne5+ Kd4
  63. 63.Nf3+ Ke4
  64. 64.Ng5+

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