Zoltan Almasi vs Lajos Portisch

HUN-chT9899 · 1999 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Zoltan Almasi
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event HUN-chT9899
Site HUN
Date 1999.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5b2/2q1rPk1/r3B1p1/3Pp1Pp/4Q3/2P2R2/8/5R1K b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Qc7
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Be2 a6
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.f4 d6
  10. 10.Kh1 O-O
  11. 11.a4 Re8
  12. 12.Bf3 Rb8
  13. 13.g4 Nd7
  14. 14.g5 Bf8
  15. 15.Bg2 Nxd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 b6
  17. 17.f5 Ne5
  18. 18.f6 g6
  19. 19.h4 Bb7
  20. 20.Bxe5 dxe5
  21. 21.h5 Kh8
  22. 22.Qg4 Bc6
  23. 23.Rf3 b5
  24. 24.axb5 axb5
  25. 25.Raf1 Red8
  26. 26.hxg6 fxg6
  27. 27.f7 Rd7
  28. 28.Qxe6 Re7
  29. 29.Qg4 b4
  30. 30.Nd5 Bxd5
  31. 31.exd5 Rb6
  32. 32.Qe4 Rd6
  33. 33.c4 bxc3
  34. 34.bxc3 Ra6
  35. 35.Bh3 Ra3
  36. 36.Qb4 Ra6
  37. 37.Be6 Kg7
  38. 38.Qh4 h5
  39. 39.Qe4

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