Boris Spassky vs Efim Geller

URS-ch27 · 1960 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Efim Geller
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch27
Site Leningrad
Round 4
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D01)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

3b3R/3k4/8/p4P1K/P4rPP/8/8/8 b - - 11 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Bg5 Nbd7
  4. 4.e3 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 c6
  6. 6.Bd3 Bg7
  7. 7.h4 h5
  8. 8.Ne2 Qb6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.b3 Re8
  11. 11.Nf4 Ne4
  12. 12.c4 e5
  13. 13.dxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Bxe5
  15. 15.cxd5 Bf5
  16. 16.dxc6 bxc6
  17. 17.Rc1 f6
  18. 18.Qc2 fxg5
  19. 19.Bxe4 gxf4
  20. 20.Bxf5 gxf5
  21. 21.exf4 Bg7
  22. 22.Qxf5 Qb5
  23. 23.Rc5 Qe2
  24. 24.Rxc6 Rad8
  25. 25.g3 Qg4
  26. 26.Qxg4 hxg4
  27. 27.Rg6 Rd2
  28. 28.Rxg4 Ree2
  29. 29.f5 Kf7
  30. 30.a4 Bh6
  31. 31.Kg2 Be3
  32. 32.Re4 Rxf2+
  33. 33.Rxf2 Rxf2+
  34. 34.Kh3 Bc5
  35. 35.Kg4 Rb2
  36. 36.Kh5 Rxb3
  37. 37.g4 Rf3
  38. 38.Rc4 Bf2
  39. 39.Rc7+ Kf8
  40. 40.Kg5 Bb6
  41. 41.Rb7 Bd8+
  42. 42.Kh5 a5
  43. 43.Rh7 Rf4
  44. 44.Rh8+ Ke7
  45. 45.Kg5 Rd4
  46. 46.Kh5 Rf4
  47. 47.Rh6 Kd7
  48. 48.Rh8

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