Boris Spassky vs David Bronstein

URS-ch31 · 1963 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black David Bronstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch31
Site Leningrad
Date 1963.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D77)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

rq1r2k1/5pbp/4pnp1/p1pbN3/PnN5/BP2P1P1/4QP1P/2R1RBK1 w - - 0 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Na3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nxc4 Be6
  9. 9.b3 Bd5
  10. 10.Bb2 a5
  11. 11.a4 e6
  12. 12.Rc1 Ra6
  13. 13.e3 Qb8
  14. 14.Ba3 Rd8
  15. 15.Re1 Ra8
  16. 16.Bf1 b6
  17. 17.Qe2 Nb4
  18. 18.Nfe5 c5
  19. 19.dxc5 bxc5

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