Boris Spassky vs Paul Keres

The Game

White	Boris Spassky
Black	Paul Keres
Result	1-0
Event	Candidats qf3
Site	Riga
Round	5
Date	1965.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Closed (C99)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/5pkp/3pn3/3BqQ2/1P2P3/6PP/P1R4K/8 b - - 4 43

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 Na5
10. 10.Bc2 c5
11. 11.d4 Qc7
12. 12.Nbd2 Bd7
13. 13.Nf1 cxd4
14. 14.cxd4 Rac8
15. 15.Ne3 Rfe8
16. 16.b3 exd4
17. 17.Nxd4 Bf8
18. 18.Bb2 Qd8
19. 19.Ndf5 Bxf5
20. 20.Nxf5 g6
21. 21.Ne3 Bg7
22. 22.Qd2 Nb7
23. 23.b4 Qe7
24. 24.f3 Qf8
25. 25.Bb3 Nd8
26. 26.Rad1 Rc6
27. 27.Rc1 Qe7
28. 28.Kh2 Qd7
29. 29.Nd5 Nxd5
30. 30.Bxd5 Rxc1
31. 31.Rxc1 Qe7
32. 32.Bxg7 Kxg7
33. 33.Qc3+ Kg8
34. 34.f4 Ne6
35. 35.g3 Ng7
36. 36.Qc7 Qf6
37. 37.Rc2 Rf8
38. 38.Qb6 g5
39. 39.fxg5 Qxg5
40. 40.Qxa6 Qe5
41. 41.Qxb5 Ne6
42. 42.Qf1 Kg7
43. 43.Qf5

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