Boris Spassky vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats sf2 · 1977 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf2
Site Geneve
Round 5
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4R1p1/1p5p/3p3P/4n1KP/4k3/PP6/8 b - - 4 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 b6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 Be7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 c5
  9. 9.O-O cxd4
  10. 10.exd4 d5
  11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.cxd5 exd5
  13. 13.Re1 Nc6
  14. 14.Bb5 Ne7
  15. 15.Ne5 Bxe5
  16. 16.Rxe5 Ng6
  17. 17.Re3 Qg5
  18. 18.Rg3 Qf6
  19. 19.Qd2 Rad8
  20. 20.Re1 Bc8
  21. 21.Qd1 Qf4
  22. 22.Rge3 Be6
  23. 23.g3 Qd6
  24. 24.Bd3 Ne7
  25. 25.Bb1 Rfe8
  26. 26.Qc2 Ng6
  27. 27.Nb5 Qb4
  28. 28.Nc7 Nf8
  29. 29.Nxe8 Rxe8
  30. 30.Qc3 Qb5
  31. 31.f4 Rc8
  32. 32.Qd2 Qd7
  33. 33.f5 Bxf5
  34. 34.Re7 Qxe7
  35. 35.Rxe7 Bxb1
  36. 36.Rxa7 Ne6
  37. 37.h4 Be4
  38. 38.Qb4 Rc2
  39. 39.Qe7 Bg6
  40. 40.Ra4 Rd2
  41. 41.Qe8+ Kh7
  42. 42.Ra8 Bh5
  43. 43.Qg8+ Kg6
  44. 44.Ra7 Kf6
  45. 45.g4 Nxd4
  46. 46.Qd8+ Ke5
  47. 47.Qb8+ Ke4
  48. 48.gxh5 Rd1+
  49. 49.Kf2 Rd2+
  50. 50.Ke1 Nf3+
  51. 51.Kf1 Nh2+
  52. 52.Kg1 Nf3+
  53. 53.Kh1 Ke3
  54. 54.Rxf7 Rd1+
  55. 55.Kg2 Rg1+
  56. 56.Kh3 Rh1+
  57. 57.Kg4 Rg1+
  58. 58.Qg3 Rxg3+
  59. 59.Kxg3 Nd2
  60. 60.Re7+ Ne4+
  61. 61.Kg4

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