Boris Spassky vs Nigel Short

Linares · 1990 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 9
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

1r3rk1/3q2p1/p2p2np/3Ppp2/1PP5/2Q2P2/3N2PP/1R3RK1 w - - 1 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Be7
  7. 7.d3 d6
  8. 8.Nd5 Na5
  9. 9.Nxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Bg5 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 Bb7
  13. 13.Nd2 Rae8
  14. 14.Bxf6 Qxf6
  15. 15.Bd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.exd5 c5
  17. 17.c3 Qg6
  18. 18.Qb1 f5
  19. 19.f3 Qf7
  20. 20.c4 bxc4
  21. 21.dxc4 Nb7
  22. 22.Qc2 Qd7
  23. 23.Rae1 Nd8
  24. 24.Qc3 Nf7
  25. 25.a3 Rb8
  26. 26.Rb1 Nh8
  27. 27.b4 cxb4
  28. 28.axb4 Ng6

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