Boris Spassky vs Lajos Portisch

HUN-URS · 1967 · King's Gambit · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event HUN-URS
Site Budapest
Date 1967.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C34)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b1n2/2k2P2/pp1p4/5BBK/2P2P2/8/8/8 b - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 h6
  5. 5.d4 g5
  6. 6.g3 Nc6
  7. 7.gxf4 g4
  8. 8.Ng1 Qh4+
  9. 9.Kf1 Nf6
  10. 10.Nc3 g3
  11. 11.Kg2 gxh2
  12. 12.Rxh2 Rg8+
  13. 13.Kh1 Qxh2+
  14. 14.Kxh2 Ng4+
  15. 15.Qxg4 Bxg4
  16. 16.Nd5 O-O-O
  17. 17.c3 Be7
  18. 18.Ne3 Rdf8
  19. 19.Bd2 Nd8
  20. 20.Nxg4 Rxg4
  21. 21.Bf1 Kb8
  22. 22.Bh3 Rg7
  23. 23.d5 Bh4
  24. 24.Rf1 Re8
  25. 25.Bf5 Reg8
  26. 26.Bh3 f5
  27. 27.exf5 Re8
  28. 28.Rf3 c6
  29. 29.dxc6 Nxc6
  30. 30.Be3 Kc7
  31. 31.Bf2 Bf6
  32. 32.Rd3 h5
  33. 33.Rd2 Re4
  34. 34.Ne2 h4
  35. 35.Bg2 Re8
  36. 36.Bd5 a6
  37. 37.Kh3 Ne7
  38. 38.Be6 Ng8
  39. 39.c4 Be7
  40. 40.Nc3 Nf6
  41. 41.Rd3 Rf8
  42. 42.Bd4 Kb8
  43. 43.b4 Bd8
  44. 44.a4 b6
  45. 45.Ne4 Nxe4
  46. 46.Bxg7 Nf2+
  47. 47.Kg2 Nxd3
  48. 48.Bxf8 Kc7
  49. 49.Bh6 Nxb4
  50. 50.Bg5 Nd3
  51. 51.Kh3 Nc5
  52. 52.Kxh4 Nxa4
  53. 53.f6 Nc5
  54. 54.Bf5 Nd7
  55. 55.f7 Nf8
  56. 56.Kh5

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