Boris Spassky vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats sf2 · 1977 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf2
Site Geneve
Round 1
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

2r2rk1/p4pp1/1p3b1p/3B4/8/P7/1P3PPP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 22

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 Bxf3
  11. 11.Qxf3 Nc6
  12. 12.Ne2 Nb4
  13. 13.Bb1 d5
  14. 14.a3 Nc6
  15. 15.Bxf6 Bxf6
  16. 16.cxd5 exd5
  17. 17.Ba2 Nxd4
  18. 18.Nxd4 Bxd4
  19. 19.Bxd5 Rc8
  20. 20.Rad1 Qf6
  21. 21.Qxf6 Bxf6

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