Boris Spassky vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats qf3 · 1980 · French, Winawer · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf3
Site Mexico
Round 5
Date 1980.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C18)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

1r6/pp4rk/2q1p1pp/QRPp1p2/8/P1P2P2/2PK1P1P/1R6 w - - 11 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Qc7
  7. 7.Qg4 f5
  8. 8.Qh5+ g6
  9. 9.Qd1 Nc6
  10. 10.Nf3 Bd7
  11. 11.dxc5 h6
  12. 12.Rb1 Nge7
  13. 13.Bb5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Qd4 Nxf3+
  15. 15.gxf3 Kf7
  16. 16.Bf4 Qc8
  17. 17.Bd6 Rh7
  18. 18.Rg1 Bxb5
  19. 19.Bxe7 Kxe7
  20. 20.Rxb5 Kf7
  21. 21.Kd2 Rg7
  22. 22.Qh4 Qc6
  23. 23.Rgb1 Kg8
  24. 24.Qb4 Rb8
  25. 25.Qa5 Kh7

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