Boris Spassky vs Nona Gaprindashvili

Keres Rapid · 1998 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Nona Gaprindashvili
Result 1-0
Event Keres Rapid
Site Tallinn
Round 1
Date 1998.01.10
Opening Modern Defense (A42)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5b2/1p3K2/6P1/2k4p/6p1/6P1/2B4P/8 b - - 3 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 c6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d6
  5. 5.f3 e5
  6. 6.Nge2 Ne7
  7. 7.dxe5 dxe5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.Nc1 Nd7
  11. 11.Nb3 Nc8
  12. 12.O-O-O Kc7
  13. 13.Nd5+ Kb8
  14. 14.Na5 f6
  15. 15.Nb4 Kc7
  16. 16.Be2 Bf8
  17. 17.a3 Be7
  18. 18.Rd2 Ncb6
  19. 19.Rhd1 Rad8
  20. 20.Nd5+ cxd5
  21. 21.cxd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.exd5 Bd6
  23. 23.b4 Kb8
  24. 24.Kb2 Rc8
  25. 25.Kb3 Rc7
  26. 26.Rc2 Rxc2
  27. 27.Kxc2 Rc8+
  28. 28.Kb3 f5
  29. 29.a4 Nf6
  30. 30.Bxb6 axb6
  31. 31.Nc4 Rd8
  32. 32.Nxb6 Bc7
  33. 33.Nc4 Nxd5
  34. 34.g3 Kc8
  35. 35.a5 Nf6
  36. 36.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  37. 37.b5 Nd7
  38. 38.b6 Bb8
  39. 39.Kb4 Ke7
  40. 40.Kb5 Ke6
  41. 41.Ne3 Kd6
  42. 42.Bc4 Nf6
  43. 43.Bb3 e4
  44. 44.f4 Ng4
  45. 45.Nxg4 fxg4
  46. 46.Kc4 e3
  47. 47.Bd1 h5
  48. 48.Kd3 Kc5
  49. 49.Kxe3 Kb4
  50. 50.Bc2 g5
  51. 51.fxg5 Kxa5
  52. 52.Ke4 Bd6
  53. 53.g6 Bf8
  54. 54.Kd5 Kxb6
  55. 55.Ke6 Kc5
  56. 56.Kf7

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