Viswanathan Anand vs Lajos Portisch

Biel Interzonal · 1993 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Biel Interzonal
Site Biel
Round 1
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B48)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

1Q1r4/P3k1p1/7p/2K5/8/6P1/4p1P1/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 a6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be3 Nc6
  7. 7.Qd2 Nf6
  8. 8.f3 Ne5
  9. 9.O-O-O Bb4
  10. 10.Nb3 b5
  11. 11.Bd4 h6
  12. 12.Kb1 Nc4
  13. 13.Qf2 O-O
  14. 14.Qg3 Bd6
  15. 15.Qe1 Be5
  16. 16.Bxe5 Qxe5
  17. 17.Qg3 Qxg3
  18. 18.hxg3 Ne3
  19. 19.Rd6 Ne8
  20. 20.Rd3 Nc4
  21. 21.a4 Ne5
  22. 22.Rd2 b4
  23. 23.Na2 Nc6
  24. 24.Nd4 Nxd4
  25. 25.Rxd4 a5
  26. 26.Bb5 Nf6
  27. 27.Rhd1 Rd8
  28. 28.c3 bxc3
  29. 29.Nxc3 Ra7
  30. 30.e5 Ne8
  31. 31.Ne4 Kf8
  32. 32.Ka2 Ke7
  33. 33.Nd6 Nxd6
  34. 34.exd6+ Ke8
  35. 35.Rc4 Ba6
  36. 36.Rc7 Raa8
  37. 37.Rdc1 Bxb5
  38. 38.axb5 Rab8
  39. 39.R1c5 Rb6
  40. 40.Ka3 Rxd6
  41. 41.Ka4 Ke7
  42. 42.Rc8 Rd2
  43. 43.Rc2 Rxc2
  44. 44.Rxc2 d5
  45. 45.b6 d4
  46. 46.Kb5 d3
  47. 47.Rd2 e5
  48. 48.b7 f5
  49. 49.Rxd3 Rxd3
  50. 50.b4 Rd5+
  51. 51.Kc6 Rd6+
  52. 52.Kc5 Rd8
  53. 53.bxa5 e4
  54. 54.fxe4 fxe4
  55. 55.a6 e3
  56. 56.a7 e2
  57. 57.b8=Q

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