Boris Spassky vs Anatoly Karpov

Bugojno · 1978 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bugojno
Site Bugojno
Round 9
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B44)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

bqrr2k1/4bppp/ppnpp3/2n5/2P1PP2/2N1BB2/PP1R1QPP/1N3RK1 w - - 15 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nb5 d6
  6. 6.c4 Nf6
  7. 7.N1c3 a6
  8. 8.Na3 Be7
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O b6
  11. 11.Be3 Bb7
  12. 12.Qb3 Nd7
  13. 13.Rad1 Nc5
  14. 14.Qc2 Qc7
  15. 15.f4 Rfd8
  16. 16.Bf3 Rac8
  17. 17.Qe2 Qb8
  18. 18.Qf2 Ba8
  19. 19.Rd2 Bf6
  20. 20.Nab1 Be7
  21. 21.Na3 Bf6
  22. 22.Nab1 Be7

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