Boris Spassky vs Miguel Najdorf

Varna olm · 1962 · King's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Varna olm
Site Varna
Round 4
Date 1962.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C35)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/1p3pp1/4b2p/2P1B3/1P1R4/8/r5PP/5RK1 w - - 5 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Nf3 Be7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 dxe4
  7. 7.Nxe4 Nxe4
  8. 8.Bxe4 Bd6
  9. 9.O-O Nd7
  10. 10.Qd3 h6
  11. 11.c4 c5
  12. 12.b4 cxd4
  13. 13.c5 Be7
  14. 14.Bxf4 O-O
  15. 15.Nxd4 Nf6
  16. 16.Rae1 a5
  17. 17.a3 axb4
  18. 18.axb4 Ra4
  19. 19.Qc3 Nxe4
  20. 20.Rxe4 Bf6
  21. 21.Bd6 Re8
  22. 22.Ref4 Bxd4+
  23. 23.Qxd4 Be6
  24. 24.Be5 Qxd4+
  25. 25.Rxd4 Ra2
  26. 26.Rf2 Ra1+
  27. 27.Rf1 Ra2

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