Boris Spassky vs Miguel Najdorf

Santa Monica · 1966 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Santa Monica
Site Santa Monica
Round 6
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/5kpp/8/2b1B3/6P1/5P1P/qQ4K1 b - - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.O-O d5
  6. 6.c4 c6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Bf5
  8. 8.b3 Ne4
  9. 9.Bb2 a5
  10. 10.Nh4 Nxd2
  11. 11.Qxd2 Bc8
  12. 12.e4 dxe4
  13. 13.Bxe4 Bh3
  14. 14.Rfe1 Nd7
  15. 15.Bh1 Re8
  16. 16.Nf3 h6
  17. 17.d5 e5
  18. 18.Re3 a4
  19. 19.b4 a3
  20. 20.Bc3 Nb6
  21. 21.Nxe5 Rxe5
  22. 22.Rxe5 Nxc4
  23. 23.Qf4 Nxe5
  24. 24.Bxe5 cxd5
  25. 25.Bxg7 Kxg7
  26. 26.Qe5+ Qf6
  27. 27.Qxf6+ Kxf6
  28. 28.Bxd5 Rd8
  29. 29.Bxb7 Rd2
  30. 30.b5 Be6
  31. 31.Be4 Rxa2
  32. 32.Rxa2 Bxa2
  33. 33.b6 Bc4
  34. 34.b7 a2
  35. 35.b8=Q a1=Q+
  36. 36.Qb1

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