Boris Spassky vs Xie Jun

Cancan Veterans-Women · 1998 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Xie Jun
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cancan Veterans-Women
Site Roquebrune
Round 11
Date 1998.09.18
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

5rk1/p4pp1/7p/3pQ3/4n1Pq/1P1N1P2/P4KP1/2R5 w - - 7 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O d5
  9. 9.exd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Bg5 c6
  11. 11.Na4 Bd6
  12. 12.c4 Rb8
  13. 13.Re1 h6
  14. 14.Bh4 Be6
  15. 15.cxd5 cxd5
  16. 16.Rc1 Rb4
  17. 17.Bg3 Bxg3
  18. 18.hxg3 Ng4
  19. 19.b3 Qf6
  20. 20.Qe2 Bf5
  21. 21.Nc5 Bxd3
  22. 22.Nxd3 Re4
  23. 23.Qb2 Qf5
  24. 24.f3 Rxe1+
  25. 25.Nxe1 Nf6
  26. 26.Qd4 Nh5
  27. 27.g4 Qg5
  28. 28.Nd3 Ng3
  29. 29.Kf2 Qh4
  30. 30.Qe5 Ne4+

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