Boris Spassky vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats qf3 · 1980 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event Candidats qf3
Site Mexico
Round 9
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/R7/NP2n2p/2Prpp1p/8/2K2PP1/8/8 b - - 0 49

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.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.h5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 e6
  11. 11.Bd2 Ngf6
  12. 12.c4 Qc7
  13. 13.O-O-O O-O-O
  14. 14.Bc3 c5
  15. 15.Kb1 cxd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 a6
  17. 17.Nb3 Be7
  18. 18.Ba5 b6
  19. 19.Bc3 Nc5
  20. 20.Qf3 Qb7
  21. 21.Qxb7+ Kxb7
  22. 22.Nxc5+ bxc5
  23. 23.f3 Rxd1+
  24. 24.Rxd1 Kc6
  25. 25.Rh1 Nd7
  26. 26.Kc2 Rg8
  27. 27.Ne2 Bd6
  28. 28.a3 f5
  29. 29.b4 Nb6
  30. 30.Kb3 Kd7
  31. 31.Rd1 Ke7
  32. 32.bxc5 Bxc5
  33. 33.Nf4 Rb8
  34. 34.Bb4 Nd7
  35. 35.Kc3 Rc8
  36. 36.Nd3 Bxb4+
  37. 37.axb4 e5
  38. 38.Ra1 Rc6
  39. 39.Ra5 Kf6
  40. 40.g3 Re6
  41. 41.Rd5 Nf8
  42. 42.Rd8 Ke7
  43. 43.Ra8 g6
  44. 44.Nc5 Rd6
  45. 45.Nxa6 Ne6
  46. 46.b5 gxh5
  47. 47.c5 Rd5
  48. 48.Ra7+ Ke8
  49. 49.b6

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