Boris Spassky vs Valery Salov

Linares · 1990 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Valery Salov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 5
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

8/8/1pk1p1p1/p1p1Pp1p/P1P2P1P/2K5/1P4P1/8 w - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg5 Be7
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Ne4
  8. 8.Bxe7 Qxe7
  9. 9.Nxe4 Bxe4
  10. 10.Be2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O d6
  12. 12.Nd2 Bb7
  13. 13.Bf3 c5
  14. 14.Bxb7 Qxb7
  15. 15.Nf3 Nd7
  16. 16.dxc5 dxc5
  17. 17.Qd6 Rad8
  18. 18.Rfd1 Qb8
  19. 19.Kf1 Qxd6
  20. 20.Rxd6 Nb8
  21. 21.Rad1 Rxd6
  22. 22.Rxd6 Rc8
  23. 23.Ke2 Kf8
  24. 24.Ne5 Ke7
  25. 25.Rd1 Nc6
  26. 26.Nxc6+ Rxc6
  27. 27.f4 Rd6
  28. 28.Rxd6 Kxd6
  29. 29.Kd3 f5
  30. 30.e4 g6
  31. 31.h4 h5
  32. 32.e5+ Kc6
  33. 33.Kc3 a6
  34. 34.a4 a5

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