Denis Pershin vs Lajos Portisch

Chigorin Memorial · 2012 · Sicilian, Kan · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Denis Pershin
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chigorin Memorial
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 5.66
Date 2012.10.31
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B43)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/5k2/8/2K5/8 b - - 0 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 a6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be2 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O Bc5
  8. 8.Kh1 d6
  9. 9.a3 Nc6
  10. 10.Nb3 Ba7
  11. 11.Bf4 Ne5
  12. 12.Bg3 h5
  13. 13.h3 Bd7
  14. 14.Bh2 O-O-O
  15. 15.f4 Nc4
  16. 16.Bxc4 Qxc4
  17. 17.Qd3 Qxd3
  18. 18.cxd3 Bc6
  19. 19.Na5 Kd7
  20. 20.Nxc6 bxc6
  21. 21.e5 Ne8
  22. 22.Ne4 f6
  23. 23.Bg1 Bxg1
  24. 24.Kxg1 f5
  25. 25.Nxd6 Nxd6
  26. 26.exd6 Kxd6
  27. 27.Rfe1 Rb8
  28. 28.b4 Rb5
  29. 29.Rac1 a5
  30. 30.bxa5 Rxa5
  31. 31.Rc3 Rha8
  32. 32.Ra1 Ra4
  33. 33.g3 h4
  34. 34.Kf2 hxg3+
  35. 35.Kxg3 R8a5
  36. 36.Rac1 Ra6
  37. 37.Ra1 c5
  38. 38.Kf3 R6a5
  39. 39.Ke3 Kd5
  40. 40.Ra2 e5
  41. 41.fxe5 Rh4
  42. 42.Rh2 g5
  43. 43.Kf3 Kxe5
  44. 44.Re2+ Kd4
  45. 45.Rc4+ Kxd3
  46. 46.Rxh4 gxh4
  47. 47.Re5 Kd4
  48. 48.Rxf5 Rxa3+
  49. 49.Kg4 c4
  50. 50.Rf4+ Kc5
  51. 51.Kxh4 c3
  52. 52.Rf2 Kd4
  53. 53.Kg5 Ra5+
  54. 54.Kg6 Ke3
  55. 55.Rh2 Ra6+
  56. 56.Kg5 Rc6
  57. 57.Rc2 Rc5+
  58. 58.Kg6 Kf4
  59. 59.h4 Kg4
  60. 60.Kf6 Kf4
  61. 61.h5 Rc6+
  62. 62.Kf7 Kf5
  63. 63.h6 Rc7+
  64. 64.Kf8 Kg6
  65. 65.Ke8 Kxh6
  66. 66.Kd8 Rc4
  67. 67.Kd7 Kg5
  68. 68.Kd6 Kf4
  69. 69.Kd5 Rc8
  70. 70.Kd4 Rd8+
  71. 71.Kxc3 Rc8+
  72. 72.Kd2 Rxc2+
  73. 73.Kxc2

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