Boris Spassky vs Efim Geller

Candidats sf2 · 1965 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Efim Geller
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf2
Site Riga
Round 8
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B75)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b4r/5k2/p7/1p4rp/1P2P2R/4KP2/1PP1N3/7R b - - 11 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 g6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bc4 d6
  8. 8.f3 Na5
  9. 9.Bb3 Nxb3
  10. 10.axb3 O-O
  11. 11.Qd2 a6
  12. 12.h4 Bd7
  13. 13.h5 Rc8
  14. 14.Bh6 e5
  15. 15.Nde2 Be6
  16. 16.g4 Qc7
  17. 17.Ng3 b5
  18. 18.b4 Qb7
  19. 19.Bxg7 Kxg7
  20. 20.hxg6 fxg6
  21. 21.Qxd6 Rc6
  22. 22.Qxe5 Kg8
  23. 23.Nge2 Bc8
  24. 24.Nd4 Rc7
  25. 25.O-O-O Re7
  26. 26.Qg5 Rg7
  27. 27.Rhe1 Ne8
  28. 28.Qd5+ Qf7
  29. 29.Qxf7+ Rgxf7
  30. 30.Nd5 Nc7
  31. 31.Nxc7 Rxc7
  32. 32.Kd2 h5
  33. 33.gxh5 gxh5
  34. 34.Rh1 Rh7
  35. 35.Rdg1+ Kf7
  36. 36.Rh4 Rfh8
  37. 37.Ke3 Rg7
  38. 38.Rgh1 Rg5
  39. 39.Ne2

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