Vassily Ivanchuk vs Lajos Portisch

Manila Interzonal · 1990 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event Manila Interzonal
Site Manila
Round 6
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C66)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4b1k1/5p2/B4Kp1/B5P1/8/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.Re1 d6
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Bd7
  8. 8.Bf1 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Nxd4
  10. 10.Qxd4 Bc6
  11. 11.Bf4 Nh5
  12. 12.Bd2 Bf6
  13. 13.Qd3 Bxc3
  14. 14.Qxc3 Re8
  15. 15.f3 Qf6
  16. 16.Qxf6 Nxf6
  17. 17.b4 a6
  18. 18.a4 Rec8
  19. 19.c4 a5
  20. 20.b5 Bd7
  21. 21.f4 Be8
  22. 22.e5 dxe5
  23. 23.fxe5 Nd7
  24. 24.e6 Nc5
  25. 25.e7 Ne6
  26. 26.Rad1 c5
  27. 27.Bc3 b6
  28. 28.Rd6 Rcb8
  29. 29.Red1 Ra7
  30. 30.Rd8 Raa8
  31. 31.Rxb8 Rxb8
  32. 32.Be5 Rb7
  33. 33.Rd8 Rxe7
  34. 34.Rb8 Nf8
  35. 35.Bd6 Nd7
  36. 36.Rxb6 Nxb6
  37. 37.Bxe7 Nxa4
  38. 38.Be2 f5
  39. 39.Bf3 Bf7
  40. 40.Bd8 Bxc4
  41. 41.b6 Nxb6
  42. 42.Bxb6 a4
  43. 43.Bxc5 g5
  44. 44.Kf2 Kf7
  45. 45.Ke3 Kg6
  46. 46.Kd4 Bb5
  47. 47.Ke5 h5
  48. 48.g3 Bd7
  49. 49.Bd1 g4
  50. 50.Kf4 Kf6
  51. 51.Bc2 Kg6
  52. 52.Ba3 Kf6
  53. 53.Bc1 Kg6
  54. 54.Bb2 h4
  55. 55.Ba3 hxg3
  56. 56.hxg3 Be6
  57. 57.Bxa4

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