Boris Spassky vs Xie Jun

Veterans-Women · 1997 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Xie Jun
Result 0-1
Event Veterans-Women
Site Copenhagen
Round 1
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r4/6Q1/4kp2/p1Pp4/P1n2q2/6RP/6PK/8 w - - 1 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Qe7
  9. 9.Re1 Nd8
  10. 10.d4 Ne6
  11. 11.Bc1 c5
  12. 12.a4 Nc7
  13. 13.Bf1 Bg4
  14. 14.h3 Bxf3
  15. 15.Qxf3 cxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 exd4
  17. 17.e5 Nd7
  18. 18.Ba3 Nxe5
  19. 19.Qxb7 Qd7
  20. 20.Qe4 Rfd8
  21. 21.Qxd4 Ne6
  22. 22.Qe4 Rac8
  23. 23.Rad1 Qc7
  24. 24.f4 Nc6
  25. 25.Bd3 Nf8
  26. 26.Kh1 Rb8
  27. 27.Bc4 a5
  28. 28.c3 Na7
  29. 29.Rd4 Nc8
  30. 30.Qf5 Nb6
  31. 31.Ba2 Rb7
  32. 32.Re3 Qc6
  33. 33.Rg3 d5
  34. 34.c4 Qe6
  35. 35.Qg5 f6
  36. 36.Qh5 Qe1+
  37. 37.Kh2 Qf2
  38. 38.Bxf8 Qxd4
  39. 39.Bb1 Kxf8
  40. 40.Qxh7 Rf7
  41. 41.Bg6 Qxf4
  42. 42.Bxf7 Kxf7
  43. 43.Qxg7+ Ke6
  44. 44.c5 Nc4

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