Alain Villeneuve vs Boris Spassky

FRA-ch · 1990 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 79 moves

The Game

White Alain Villeneuve
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FRA-ch
Site Angers
Round 1
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E43)
Moves 79
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/pk4p1/6P1/1P6/2K5/8 w - - 16 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 b6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bb7
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c5
  8. 8.Na4 cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 Be7
  10. 10.Re1 d6
  11. 11.Nc3 Nbd7
  12. 12.Bg5 Re8
  13. 13.Rc1 Rc8
  14. 14.Nd2 d5
  15. 15.b3 Nb8
  16. 16.cxd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Bxe7 Rxe7
  18. 18.Nxd5 Bxd5
  19. 19.Rxc8 Qxc8
  20. 20.Qb1 g6
  21. 21.Rc1 Rc7
  22. 22.Rxc7 Qxc7
  23. 23.Be4 Qf4
  24. 24.Qe1 Nc6
  25. 25.Qe3 Qd6
  26. 26.Bxd5 Qxd5
  27. 27.Nf3 Kg7
  28. 28.Kf1 h6
  29. 29.Qc3 g5
  30. 30.h3 Kf6
  31. 31.g4 a5
  32. 32.Ke2 Nb4
  33. 33.a3 Qe4+
  34. 34.Qe3 Qc2+
  35. 35.Qd2 Qe4+
  36. 36.Qe3 Qc2+
  37. 37.Qd2 Qxd2+
  38. 38.Kxd2 Nd5
  39. 39.a4 Nf4
  40. 40.Ke3 Ke7
  41. 41.Ne5 f6
  42. 42.Nc4 Nd5+
  43. 43.Ke4 Kd7
  44. 44.Ne3 Nf4
  45. 45.h4 Nh3
  46. 46.hxg5 hxg5
  47. 47.Nd1 Kd6
  48. 48.f3 Nf4
  49. 49.Nc3 Kc6
  50. 50.Nb5 Ne2
  51. 51.Kd3 Nc1+
  52. 52.Kc2 Na2
  53. 53.Kd3 Nb4+
  54. 54.Ke4 Nd5
  55. 55.Na7+ Kd7
  56. 56.Nb5 Nb4
  57. 57.Nc3 Kc6
  58. 58.Nb5 Na2
  59. 59.Kd3 Kd7
  60. 60.Kd2 Nb4
  61. 61.Ke3 f5
  62. 62.Nc3 Kc6
  63. 63.Kd2 Nd5
  64. 64.Nxd5 Kxd5
  65. 65.Kd3 fxg4
  66. 66.fxg4 e5
  67. 67.dxe5 Kxe5
  68. 68.Ke3 Kd5
  69. 69.Kd3 Kc5
  70. 70.Kc3 b5
  71. 71.axb5 Kxb5
  72. 72.Kb2 Kb4
  73. 73.Kc2 Kc5
  74. 74.Kc3 Kc6
  75. 75.Kc2 Kd6
  76. 76.Kd2 Kc5
  77. 77.Kc3 Kb5
  78. 78.Kb2 Kb4
  79. 79.Kc2 Kb5

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