Boris Spassky vs Lajos Portisch

Tilburg · 1979 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 1
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

2k4r/3rqppp/p3p3/1ppbP3/5P2/P2BQ3/1PP3PP/2KRR3 w - - 2 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.f4 Qb6
  8. 8.Nb3 Be7
  9. 9.Qf3 Qc7
  10. 10.O-O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.Bd3 b5
  12. 12.a3 Bb7
  13. 13.Rhe1 Nc5
  14. 14.Qh3 O-O-O
  15. 15.Nxc5 dxc5
  16. 16.e5 Nd5
  17. 17.Nxd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Bxe7 Qxe7
  19. 19.Qe3 Rd7

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