Boris Spassky vs Lajos Portisch

Montreal · 1979 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Montreal
Site Montreal
Round 9
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B18)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

2rr2k1/1pq1bpp1/2n1pnp1/8/1PP5/3N2NP/4QPP1/BR1R2K1 w - - 5 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nd7
  7. 7.Bd3 Ngf6
  8. 8.Bxg6 hxg6
  9. 9.O-O e6
  10. 10.c4 Be7
  11. 11.b3 O-O
  12. 12.Bb2 Qb6
  13. 13.Re1 Rfe8
  14. 14.Qc2 c5
  15. 15.a3 a5
  16. 16.dxc5 Nxc5
  17. 17.Rab1 Red8
  18. 18.Bd4 Qc6
  19. 19.Qe2 Ncd7
  20. 20.Bb2 Nc5
  21. 21.Ne5 Qe8
  22. 22.b4 axb4
  23. 23.axb4 Ncd7
  24. 24.Nd3 Rac8
  25. 25.Rec1 Nb8
  26. 26.h3 Nc6
  27. 27.Ba1 Qd7
  28. 28.Rd1 Qc7

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