Tigran Petrosian vs Lajos Portisch

EU-chT · 1965 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event EU-chT
Site Hamburg
Round 4
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C94)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

2r1rbk1/2qn1ppp/p7/1p2p1B1/1P3n2/P2P1QNP/3N1PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 2 24

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 Nb8
  10. 10.d3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bb7
  12. 12.Nf1 Nc5
  13. 13.Bc2 Re8
  14. 14.Ng3 Bf8
  15. 15.b4 Ncd7
  16. 16.Bb3 d5
  17. 17.a3 c5
  18. 18.exd5 Bxd5
  19. 19.Bg5 Qc7
  20. 20.Nd2 cxb4
  21. 21.cxb4 Rac8
  22. 22.Bxd5 Nxd5
  23. 23.Qf3 Nf4

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