Anatoly Karpov vs Lajos Portisch

World Cup · 1989 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Cup
Site Skelleftea
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/8/1p6/2k5/P3B3/4K3/8/4n3 w - - 7 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 O-O
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 b6
  8. 8.Rc1 Bb7
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Bd3 c5
  12. 12.O-O cxd4
  13. 13.exd4 Nc6
  14. 14.Bb1 Re8
  15. 15.Qd3 g6
  16. 16.Rfe1 Qd6
  17. 17.a3 Rxe1+
  18. 18.Rxe1 Rd8
  19. 19.Ba2 Ne7
  20. 20.Ne5 h5
  21. 21.Nb5 Qb8
  22. 22.h3 Kg7
  23. 23.Bb3 Ba6
  24. 24.Ba4 Rc8
  25. 25.Qd2 Bxb5
  26. 26.Bxb5 Qd6
  27. 27.Qf4 Bxe5
  28. 28.dxe5 Qe6
  29. 29.Qa4 Rc7
  30. 30.Bd3 a5
  31. 31.Qd4 Kg8
  32. 32.b4 axb4
  33. 33.Qxb4 Ra7
  34. 34.a4 Kg7
  35. 35.Qd4 Rc7
  36. 36.f4 Qc6
  37. 37.f5 gxf5
  38. 38.e6+ f6
  39. 39.Qf4 Qc3
  40. 40.Re3 Qc1+
  41. 41.Kh2 h4
  42. 42.Rf3 Qxf4+
  43. 43.Rxf4 Rc3
  44. 44.Bxf5 Rc4
  45. 45.Rg4+ Kf8
  46. 46.Bb1 Rxg4
  47. 47.hxg4 Nc6
  48. 48.Kh3 Nd4
  49. 49.Kxh4 Nxe6
  50. 50.Ba2 Nf4
  51. 51.g5 fxg5+
  52. 52.Kxg5 Nxg2
  53. 53.Bxd5 Ne1
  54. 54.Be4 Ke7
  55. 55.Kf4 Kd6
  56. 56.Ke3 Kc5

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