Game 5
Spassky, B (2548) – Portisch, L (2512) [C88]
Rapid Match Heviz HUN (5), 15.04.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 h6 10.Nc3 d6 11.Nd5 Na5 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7 13.Nh4 Nxb3 14.Nf5 Qe6 15.axb3 d5 16.Qf3 dxe4 17.dxe4 Kh7 18.Qg3 Rg8 19.f3 Ne8 20.Qf2 Nd6 21.Qc5 Rac8 22.Qa7 Ra8 23.Qc5 Rac8 24.Qa7 Ra8 25.Qc5 1/2-1/2
Game 6
Portisch, L (2512) – Spassky, B (2548) [E19]
Rapid Match Heviz HUN (6), 15.04.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 c5 10.Rd1 d6 11.b3 Bf6 12.Bb2 Qc7 13.Qd2 Rd8 14.dxc5 dxc5 15.Qf4 Na6 16.Qxc7 Nxc7 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Nh4 Bxg2 19.Nxg2 Kf8 20.Ne3 Ke7 21.Kg2 Na6 22.Nc2 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Nb8 24.Kf3 Nc6 25.Ke3 Rg8 26.f3 f5 27.Kf2 Ne5 28.Na3 Nc6 29.Nc2 Ne5 30.Na3 Nc6 1/2-1/2
Match tied 3-3
Good and entertaining match!
Good to see these two great gentlemen locking horns over the board.
Good Show! I wish Spassky would have tried harder to win though.
Susan, what is your comment on Boris’ blunder in game 4 (24.. Nd3??) missing Lajos’ rook on a3?
Is this an age blunder, or something peculiar to the geometry of the position?
thanks,
Inriovni.