Boris Spassky vs Lajos Portisch

HUN-URS · 1961 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event HUN-URS
Site Budapest
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1n3k2/1p3rp1/p2K2R1/P1p4P/2P5/2B5/1P6/8 b - - 14 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.Bd3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 Qc7
  10. 10.Bd2 Ngf6
  11. 11.c4 e6
  12. 12.Bc3 Be7
  13. 13.Ne4 Qf4
  14. 14.Ned2 c5
  15. 15.g3 Qd6
  16. 16.Ne4 Qc6
  17. 17.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  18. 18.O-O-O Qe4
  19. 19.d5 Rd8
  20. 20.Rhe1 Qxd3
  21. 21.Rxd3 O-O
  22. 22.Rd2 Ng4
  23. 23.dxe6 Rxd2
  24. 24.Kxd2 fxe6
  25. 25.Rxe6 Rxf3
  26. 26.Rxe7 Rxf2+
  27. 27.Kd3 Rf3+
  28. 28.Kc2 Rf7
  29. 29.Re8+ Kh7
  30. 30.Kb3 Nf6
  31. 31.Re5 Nd7
  32. 32.Rd5 Re7
  33. 33.a4 Kg6
  34. 34.h5+ Kf7
  35. 35.g4 Ke8
  36. 36.a5 a6
  37. 37.g5 hxg5
  38. 38.Rxg5 Kf8
  39. 39.Kc2 Rf7
  40. 40.Kd3 Rf3+
  41. 41.Ke4 Rf7
  42. 42.Rg6 Nb8
  43. 43.Kd5 Nd7
  44. 44.Ke6 Nb8
  45. 45.Kd6

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