Boris Spassky vs John TH Van der Wiel

EUCup Volmac-Lyon · 1991 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black John TH Van der Wiel
Result 1/2-1/2
Event EUCup Volmac-Lyon
Site Lyon
Round 1
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

2r5/5bp1/3kpr1p/pp1pR2P/5P2/1BP1K1P1/PP6/7R w - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Qe2 Qe7
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bg5 Qxe2+
  8. 8.Bxe2 Be7
  9. 9.Nc3 c6
  10. 10.O-O-O Na6
  11. 11.Rhe1 Nc7
  12. 12.Ne4 Nxe4
  13. 13.dxe4 Bxg5+
  14. 14.Nxg5 Ke7
  15. 15.f4 Ne6
  16. 16.Nxe6 fxe6
  17. 17.Rd3 Bd7
  18. 18.Red1 d5
  19. 19.Re3 Rhf8
  20. 20.exd5 cxd5
  21. 21.g3 Kd6
  22. 22.h4 Rac8
  23. 23.Bd3 h6
  24. 24.Re5 Rf6
  25. 25.Kd2 a6
  26. 26.c3 Bb5
  27. 27.Bc2 Be8
  28. 28.Ke3 Bg6
  29. 29.Bb3 b5
  30. 30.h5 Bf7
  31. 31.Rh1 a5

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