Lajos Portisch vs Boris Spassky

Petrosian mem · 1999 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 16 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Petrosian mem
Site Moscow
Round 1
Date 1999.06.18
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 16
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Final Position

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

r2qr1k1/1bp2ppp/pp1b4/3p4/PP1Pn3/2BBPN2/1Q3PPP/R2R2K1 w - - 1 17

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.e3 Be7
  6. 6.b3 O-O
  7. 7.Bd3 b6
  8. 8.O-O Bb7
  9. 9.Bb2 Ne4
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Qc2 Ndf6
  12. 12.Rfd1 Nxc3
  13. 13.Bxc3 Bd6
  14. 14.b4 Ne4
  15. 15.Qb2 a6
  16. 16.a4 Re8

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