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Averbakh, Yuri L vs Spassky, Boris V

URS-ch23 playoff-1pl • Leningrad • 1956

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URS-ch23 playoff-1pl

Averbakh, Yuri L vs Spassky, Boris V
Leningrad • 1956
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.c4Nf62.Nc3g63.e4d64.d4Bg75.Be2O-O6.Bg5c57.d5Qa58.Bd2a69.a4e510.g4Ne811.h4f512.h5f413.g5Qd814.Bg4Nc715.Bxc8Qxc816.Nf3Nc617.dxc6bxc618.Nh4Qe819.hxg6hxg620.Qg4Rb821.Nd1Ne622.Ra3Nd423.Rah3Qf724.Bc3Rfe825.R3h2Qxc426.Nxg6Re627.Bxd4Rxg628.Qf5Qe629.Qxe6+Rxe630.Bc3d531.f3Rb332.Rh3c433.Kd2Rg634.Rg1d435.Ba5Bf836.Rg4Rd637.Kc2Rd738.g6Rdb739.Be1c540.Rgh4Bg741.Ba5c342.bxc3Ra343.cxd4exd444.Rxf4Ra2+45.Kd3Rb146.Rh1Rxa447.Kc2Rb548.e5d3+49.Kxd3Rxf450.Bc3Rxf3+51.Ke4Rg352.Kf4Rxg653.Ne3Rb854.Nf5Rf855.Rh5Re856.Ke4Rg157.Rh3Bf858.Kd5Rd1+59.Ke4Rc160.Kd5Rd1+61.Ke4Rd762.Nh6+Bxh663.Rxh6Rh764.Rg6+Kf765.Rf6+Ke766.Rc6Kd767.Rxc5Rh668.Kd5Rb669.Ba5Rb570.Rxb5axb571.e6+Rxe672.Kc5Re5+73.Kb61/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

73

Opening

E74

King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense

Date

1956.??.??

Moves

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