Boris Spassky vs Svetozar Gligoric

Montilla/Moriles · 1978 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1-0
Event Montilla/Moriles
Site Montilla
Round 4
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b5/p5k1/1p4PB/7P/P5NK/1Pb5/8/8 b - - 5 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Nc3 Nbd7
  7. 7.e4 e5
  8. 8.a4 c6
  9. 9.b3 Re8
  10. 10.Ba3 exd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Nc5
  12. 12.Re1 Ng4
  13. 13.Qd2 Ne6
  14. 14.Nde2 Qf6
  15. 15.f3 Bh6
  16. 16.f4 Qd8
  17. 17.h3 Qb6+
  18. 18.Kh1 Qe3
  19. 19.Qc1 Qxc1
  20. 20.Raxc1 Ne3
  21. 21.Bxd6 Nxg2
  22. 22.Kxg2 b6
  23. 23.Rcd1 Bb7
  24. 24.g4 Rad8
  25. 25.f5 Nf8
  26. 26.Ng3 Bg5
  27. 27.e5 Bh4
  28. 28.Kh2 h6
  29. 29.Rf1 Nd7
  30. 30.e6 Nf6
  31. 31.exf7+ Kxf7
  32. 32.fxg6+ Kxg6
  33. 33.Nf5 Bg5
  34. 34.Kg3 Nd5
  35. 35.Nxd5 cxd5
  36. 36.h4 Bf6
  37. 37.h5+ Kh7
  38. 38.Bf4 d4
  39. 39.Nxh6 Re2
  40. 40.Rd2 d3
  41. 41.Rxd3 Rg2+
  42. 42.Kh3 Rxd3+
  43. 43.cxd3 Rc2
  44. 44.Rc1 Rxc1
  45. 45.Bxc1 Ba6
  46. 46.g5 Bc3
  47. 47.g6+ Kg7
  48. 48.d4 Bc8+
  49. 49.Kh4 Bxd4
  50. 50.Ng4 Bf6+
  51. 51.Bg5 Bc3
  52. 52.Bh6+

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