Vassily Ivanchuk vs Lajos Portisch

Linares · 1990 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 2
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C92)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6RP/8/8/6P1/5k1r/8/6K1 b - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Bb7
  10. 10.d4 Re8
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bf8
  12. 12.a4 Qd7
  13. 13.axb5 axb5
  14. 14.Rxa8 Rxa8
  15. 15.Ng5 Nd8
  16. 16.Ndf3 c5
  17. 17.dxe5 dxe5
  18. 18.Qxd7 Nxd7
  19. 19.Nxf7 c4
  20. 20.Nxd8 Rxd8
  21. 21.Bc2 Re8
  22. 22.Be3 Nc5
  23. 23.Bxc5 Bxc5
  24. 24.Ra1 Kf8
  25. 25.Ra5 Bc6
  26. 26.Ba4 Bb6
  27. 27.Ra6 bxa4
  28. 28.Rxb6 Bxe4
  29. 29.Nd2 Bd3
  30. 30.Rb4 Ra8
  31. 31.Nxc4 Bxc4
  32. 32.Rxc4 Kf7
  33. 33.g3 Rb8
  34. 34.Rxa4 Rxb2
  35. 35.h4 Rc2
  36. 36.Rc4 h5
  37. 37.Kf1 e4
  38. 38.Rc6 Ke7
  39. 39.c4 Kf7
  40. 40.c5 Ke7
  41. 41.Rc8 Ke6
  42. 42.c6 Kf5
  43. 43.Rc7 Kf6
  44. 44.Ke1 Ke5
  45. 45.Rc8 Kd6
  46. 46.Rg8 Rxc6
  47. 47.Rxg7 Ke5
  48. 48.Rg5+ Kd4
  49. 49.Rxh5 e3
  50. 50.fxe3+ Kxe3
  51. 51.Kd1 Kd3
  52. 52.Rd5+ Ke4
  53. 53.Rg5 Kd3
  54. 54.h5 Ra6
  55. 55.Ke1 Ke3
  56. 56.Kf1 Kf3
  57. 57.Kg1 Ra2
  58. 58.h6 Ra6
  59. 59.h7 Rh6
  60. 60.Rg7 Rh3
  61. 61.g4

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