Mikhail Botvinnik vs Lajos Portisch

Palma de Mallorca · 1967 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Palma de Mallorca
Site Palma de Mallorca
Round 12
Date 1967.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

k2rr3/pp1nqp2/2p3p1/7n/3PN2R/5QN1/PP3PP1/2K4R w - - 3 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.Bd3 Bg6
  8. 8.h4 Bd6
  9. 9.Nge2 Nf6
  10. 10.Bxd6 Qxd6
  11. 11.Ng3 Bxd3
  12. 12.Qxd3 Nbd7
  13. 13.O-O-O O-O-O
  14. 14.Nf5 Qf8
  15. 15.h5 Kb8
  16. 16.Rh4 g6
  17. 17.Ng3 Qe7
  18. 18.Rdh1 Rhe8
  19. 19.hxg6 hxg6
  20. 20.e4 dxe4
  21. 21.Ncxe4 Ka8
  22. 22.Qf3 Nh5

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