Boris Spassky vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats sf2 · 1977 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf2
Site Geneve
Round 9
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C95)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/1b4k1/p2B3R/1pnP4/P1p1P1N1/2P4P/1P4P1/6K1 b - - 2 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Nb8
  10. 10.d4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bb7
  12. 12.Bc2 Re8
  13. 13.Nf1 Bf8
  14. 14.Ng3 g6
  15. 15.a4 c5
  16. 16.d5 c4
  17. 17.Bg5 h6
  18. 18.Be3 Nc5
  19. 19.Qd2 Kh7
  20. 20.Nh2 Bg7
  21. 21.Rf1 h5
  22. 22.f3 Qe7
  23. 23.Bg5 Qf8
  24. 24.f4 exf4
  25. 25.Rxf4 Nfd7
  26. 26.Raf1 Ne5
  27. 27.Nxh5 gxh5
  28. 28.Qe2 Qh8
  29. 29.Rh4 Kg6
  30. 30.Bd1 f5
  31. 31.Rxf5 Rf8
  32. 32.Qxh5+ Qxh5
  33. 33.Bxh5+ Kh7
  34. 34.Bf7+ Bh6
  35. 35.Rxh6+ Kg7
  36. 36.Bf6+ Kxf7
  37. 37.Bxe5+ Ke8
  38. 38.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  39. 39.Bxd6+ Kg7
  40. 40.Ng4

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