Miguel Najdorf vs Lajos Portisch

Siegen olm · 1970 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 83 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Siegen olm
Site Siegen
Round 10
Date 1970.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D90)
Moves 83
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/4p2p/4P2P/5PP1/4K3/5R2/4r3 w - - 49 84

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bd2 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 Nb6
  8. 8.Bg5 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 g5
  10. 10.Bg3 c5
  11. 11.e3 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Nc6
  13. 13.Nxc6 Qxd1+
  14. 14.Nxd1 bxc6
  15. 15.h4 g4
  16. 16.e4 Bb7
  17. 17.Ne3 Bxb2
  18. 18.Rc2 Ba3
  19. 19.Nxg4 Bb4+
  20. 20.Ke2 Kh7
  21. 21.f3 Rad8
  22. 22.Be1 c5
  23. 23.Kf2 Bc8
  24. 24.Ne5 Bd7
  25. 25.Bxb4 cxb4
  26. 26.Ba6 Ba4
  27. 27.Rb2 Rd6
  28. 28.Rc1 Nd7
  29. 29.Nxd7 Bxd7
  30. 30.Rc7 Rxa6
  31. 31.Rxd7 e6
  32. 32.Rb7 Kg6
  33. 33.R7xb4 Rc8
  34. 34.a4 Rc7
  35. 35.Ra2 Rac6
  36. 36.Kg3 Rc4
  37. 37.Rb8 Rc8
  38. 38.Rbb2 a5
  39. 39.Rb5 R8c5
  40. 40.Rab2 Rxb5
  41. 41.axb5 a4
  42. 42.b6 Rc8
  43. 43.Ra2 Rb8
  44. 44.Rxa4 Rxb6
  45. 45.Ra5 Rb2
  46. 46.h5+ Kf6
  47. 47.e5+ Kg7
  48. 48.f4 Rb1
  49. 49.Kh2 Rf1
  50. 50.Ra4 Rf2
  51. 51.Rc4 Re2
  52. 52.Kh3 Re3+
  53. 53.g3 Ra3
  54. 54.Rd4 Rb3
  55. 55.Kg2 Rb2+
  56. 56.Kf3 Rb3+
  57. 57.Kf2 Rb2+
  58. 58.Ke3 Rb1
  59. 59.g4 Ra1
  60. 60.Rd2 Ra3+
  61. 61.Rd3 Ra5
  62. 62.Kf3 Rb5
  63. 63.Kg3 Ra5
  64. 64.Kf2 Ra2+
  65. 65.Kf3 Ra5
  66. 66.Ke3 Kg8
  67. 67.Rc3 Rd5
  68. 68.Rc8+ Kg7
  69. 69.Rc7 Rd1
  70. 70.Rc2 Re1+
  71. 71.Kf2 Re4
  72. 72.Kf3 Re1
  73. 73.Rc4 Rh1
  74. 74.Kg2 Rh4
  75. 75.Kg3 Rh1
  76. 76.Rc2 Rg1+
  77. 77.Kf3 Re1
  78. 78.Re2 Rf1+
  79. 79.Kg3 Rg1+
  80. 80.Rg2 Rf1
  81. 81.Rf2 Rg1+
  82. 82.Kf3 Rh1
  83. 83.Ke3 Re1+

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