Boris Spassky vs Ruslan Ponomariov

Cannes Generations · 1998 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Ruslan Ponomariov
Result 1-0
Event Cannes Generations
Site Cannes
Round 7
Date 1998.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B09)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1q3b2/p4k1p/4pP1r/3pP3/3P2RN/1P5P/2Q3K1/8 b - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.f4 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Bd3 Na6
  7. 7.Bxa6 bxa6
  8. 8.O-O Rb8
  9. 9.Qe2 e6
  10. 10.Kh1 Re8
  11. 11.e5 Nd7
  12. 12.Ne4 d5
  13. 13.Nf2 c5
  14. 14.c3 cxd4
  15. 15.cxd4 Qb6
  16. 16.Nd3 a5
  17. 17.Bd2 Ba6
  18. 18.Bc3 a4
  19. 19.Qd2 Rec8
  20. 20.g4 f5
  21. 21.Rg1 fxg4
  22. 22.Rxg4 Qb5
  23. 23.Nfe1 Rf8
  24. 24.Bb4 Rf7
  25. 25.Rc1 Qb6
  26. 26.Bd6 Re8
  27. 27.Nf3 Qb5
  28. 28.Rc3 Nb6
  29. 29.b3 axb3
  30. 30.axb3 Rf5
  31. 31.Nh4 Rh5
  32. 32.h3 Nc8
  33. 33.Bc5 Ne7
  34. 34.Kh2 Nc6
  35. 35.Qe3 Qa5
  36. 36.Ne1 Be2
  37. 37.Nef3 Bxf3
  38. 38.Qxf3 Ne7
  39. 39.Bxe7 Rxe7
  40. 40.Rc8+ Kf7
  41. 41.Qd3 Rc7
  42. 42.Rxc7+ Qxc7
  43. 43.Nxg6 Qd8
  44. 44.Kg3 Qa5
  45. 45.Qc2 Rh6
  46. 46.Nh4 Qb6
  47. 47.f5 Bf8
  48. 48.f6 Qb8
  49. 49.Kg2

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