Boris Spassky vs Efim Geller

URS-ch26 · 1959 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 75 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Efim Geller
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch26
Site Tbilisi
Round 13
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 75
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/6p1/7p/7P/2q1B1P1/Kp3P2/1B6/2N5 b - - 15 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 Be7
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bc2 d5
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 Re8
  10. 10.Nf1 Be6
  11. 11.Ng5 Bg4
  12. 12.f3 Bc8
  13. 13.Ng3 h6
  14. 14.Nh3 Bc5
  15. 15.Nf2 Be6
  16. 16.O-O Ne7
  17. 17.d4 exd4
  18. 18.e5 Nd7
  19. 19.Qd3 f5
  20. 20.exf6 Nxf6
  21. 21.cxd4 Bb6
  22. 22.Be3 Bf7
  23. 23.Ng4 Nc6
  24. 24.Rae1 Nb4
  25. 25.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  26. 26.Qh7+ Kf8
  27. 27.Qh8+ Bg8
  28. 28.Ne4 Qg6
  29. 29.Bb3 Kf7
  30. 30.Bd2 Bh7
  31. 31.Bxb4 Rxh8
  32. 32.Bxd5+ Ke8
  33. 33.Nc5+ Kd8
  34. 34.Bxa8 Re8
  35. 35.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  36. 36.Re1 Qg6
  37. 37.Ne6+ Kc8
  38. 38.Nf8 Qf7
  39. 39.Nxh7 Bxd4+
  40. 40.Kh1 c5
  41. 41.Ba5 Kd7
  42. 42.b4 Qg8
  43. 43.Be4 Qxa2
  44. 44.Nf8+ Kd6
  45. 45.bxc5+ Kxc5
  46. 46.Rc1+ Kd6
  47. 47.Bb4+ Ke5
  48. 48.Ng6+ Ke6
  49. 49.h4 a5
  50. 50.Nf4+ Ke5
  51. 51.Ng6+ Ke6
  52. 52.Nf4+ Ke5
  53. 53.Nd3+ Ke6
  54. 54.Rc6+ Kd7
  55. 55.Rd6+ Kc7
  56. 56.Rxd4 Qa1+
  57. 57.Kh2 Qxd4
  58. 58.Bxa5+ Kd7
  59. 59.h5 Ke7
  60. 60.Bb4+ Kf7
  61. 61.Bc5 Qd8
  62. 62.g4 Qg5
  63. 63.Kg3 Qd2
  64. 64.Ba3 Kg8
  65. 65.Bc1 Qd1
  66. 66.Kf4 b4
  67. 67.Ke5 b3
  68. 68.Kd4 Qc2
  69. 69.Bb2 Kh8
  70. 70.Bc3 Qa2
  71. 71.Bb2 Qb1
  72. 72.Kc3 Qc2+
  73. 73.Kb4 Kg8
  74. 74.Ka3 Qc4
  75. 75.Nc1

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