Boris Spassky vs Anatoly Karpov

Candidats sf1 · 1974 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf1
Site Leningrad
Round 10
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C95)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/2bb1n2/B2p1k2/3Pp3/1BN1Ppp1/5P2/5KP1/8 w - - 8 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Nb8
  10. 10.d4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bb7
  12. 12.Bc2 Re8
  13. 13.Nf1 Bf8
  14. 14.Ng3 g6
  15. 15.a4 c5
  16. 16.d5 c4
  17. 17.Bg5 Rb8
  18. 18.Qd2 Bc8
  19. 19.axb5 axb5
  20. 20.Ra2 Bg7
  21. 21.Rea1 Nc5
  22. 22.Qe3 Re7
  23. 23.Nd2 Rc7
  24. 24.b3 cxb3
  25. 25.Nxb3 Bd7
  26. 26.Nxc5 Rxc5
  27. 27.Qd2 Qc8
  28. 28.Ne2 Ne8
  29. 29.Bd3 f5
  30. 30.Be3 Rc7
  31. 31.f3 f4
  32. 32.Ba7 Rbb7
  33. 33.Qe1 Qd8
  34. 34.Qf2 Rc8
  35. 35.Ra6 Bf6
  36. 36.Bb6 Qe7
  37. 37.Ra7 Rcb8
  38. 38.Rxb7 Rxb7
  39. 39.Kf1 Bh4
  40. 40.Qg1 Kg7
  41. 41.Ra7 Rxa7
  42. 42.Bxa7 Qd8
  43. 43.Qb6 Qc7
  44. 44.Qxc7 Nxc7
  45. 45.Bb8 Ne8
  46. 46.Nc1 Bd8
  47. 47.Ba7 Ba5
  48. 48.c4 bxc4
  49. 49.Bxc4 Kf7
  50. 50.Nb3 Bc7
  51. 51.Bf2 g5
  52. 52.Be1 h5
  53. 53.Nc1 Nf6
  54. 54.Nd3 Kg6
  55. 55.Ba6 g4
  56. 56.hxg4 hxg4
  57. 57.Nb2 Nh7
  58. 58.Nc4 Ng5
  59. 59.Kf2 Kf6
  60. 60.Bb4 Nf7

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