Aleksandr Karpatchev vs Lajos Portisch

Berliner Sommer · 1997 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Aleksandr Karpatchev
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Berliner Sommer
Site Berlin
Round 4
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/6k1/8/p5nR/P7/8/1r5P/5BK1 b - - 10 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.c3 Nf6
  3. 3.e5 Nd5
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.cxd4 d6
  7. 7.Bc4 Nc6
  8. 8.Qe2 Nb6
  9. 9.Bb3 dxe5
  10. 10.dxe5 Nb4
  11. 11.O-O Qd3
  12. 12.Qxd3 Nxd3
  13. 13.Nc3 Bd7
  14. 14.a4 Nc5
  15. 15.Bc2 a5
  16. 16.Rd1 Be7
  17. 17.Be3 Rc8
  18. 18.Ne4 Nd5
  19. 19.Bxc5 Bxc5
  20. 20.Bb3 Nb6
  21. 21.Rdc1 Be7
  22. 22.Nd6+ Bxd6
  23. 23.Rxc8+ Nxc8
  24. 24.exd6 O-O
  25. 25.Ne5 Rd8
  26. 26.f4 g6
  27. 27.g4 Bc6
  28. 28.f5 gxf5
  29. 29.gxf5 Nxd6
  30. 30.fxe6 fxe6
  31. 31.Nxc6 bxc6
  32. 32.Bxe6+ Kf8
  33. 33.Rc1 Ke7
  34. 34.Bh3 Rb8
  35. 35.Rxc6 Rxb2
  36. 36.Rc7+ Kf6
  37. 37.Rxh7 Ne4
  38. 38.Bf1 Ng5
  39. 39.Rh6+ Kg7
  40. 40.Rh5 Kg6
  41. 41.Rh8 Kg7
  42. 42.Rh5

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