Zoltan Almasi vs Lajos Portisch

Biel SKA · 1996 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Zoltan Almasi
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 0-1
Event Biel SKA
Site Biel
Round 7
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p1k/P3p3/2p2nQ1/8/1P4PK/3Nq2P/6b1 w - - 2 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.g3 Qc7
  7. 7.Bg2 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O d6
  9. 9.Re1 Rb8
  10. 10.Nxc6 bxc6
  11. 11.e5 dxe5
  12. 12.Rxe5 Bd6
  13. 13.Re1 O-O
  14. 14.Qe2 c5
  15. 15.b3 Bb7
  16. 16.Bxb7 Qxb7
  17. 17.Bb2 Be7
  18. 18.Rad1 Rfd8
  19. 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  20. 20.Ne4 Ne8
  21. 21.a4 h6
  22. 22.Ba3 Qc6
  23. 23.Qf3 Qc7
  24. 24.Rd1 Rxd1+
  25. 25.Qxd1 Qe5
  26. 26.Nd2 Qd4
  27. 27.Qe1 Qc3
  28. 28.Qd1 Nd6
  29. 29.Kg2 h5
  30. 30.Nf3 Nf5
  31. 31.Qd2 Qf6
  32. 32.Qa5 g5
  33. 33.Qxa6 g4
  34. 34.Nd2 h4
  35. 35.Qf1 Qd4
  36. 36.Bc1 Bg5
  37. 37.Qc4 h3+
  38. 38.Kg1 Qa1
  39. 39.Qxg4 Qxc1+
  40. 40.Nf1 Kf8
  41. 41.Qxh3 Qxc2
  42. 42.Qh8+ Ke7
  43. 43.Qb8 Bf6
  44. 44.Qc7+ Kf8
  45. 45.a5 Bd4
  46. 46.Qd8+ Kg7
  47. 47.Qg5+ Kh7
  48. 48.Nd2 Qd1+
  49. 49.Kg2 Qe2
  50. 50.a6 Bxf2
  51. 51.Kh3 Bg1

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