Tigran Petrosian vs Lajos Portisch

Santa Monica · 1966 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Santa Monica
Site Santa Monica
Round 12
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D67)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/8/2k5/p1p1n3/P3N3/1PK5/8/8 w - - 16 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 O-O
  6. 6.Rc1 Nbd7
  7. 7.e3 c6
  8. 8.Bd3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Nd5
  10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
  11. 11.Ne4 N5f6
  12. 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  13. 13.O-O e5
  14. 14.e4 exd4
  15. 15.Qxd4 Qxd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Ne5
  17. 17.Bb3 Rd8
  18. 18.Rfd1 Bd7
  19. 19.Rc5 Ng6
  20. 20.Rc2 Kf8
  21. 21.f3 Ke8
  22. 22.Kf2 Nf8
  23. 23.Ke3 g6
  24. 24.f4 Ke7
  25. 25.h3 Be6
  26. 26.Rdd2 Bxb3
  27. 27.Nxb3 Rxd2
  28. 28.Rxd2 b6
  29. 29.Nd4 Rc8
  30. 30.e5 f6
  31. 31.exf6+ Kxf6
  32. 32.g4 Re8+
  33. 33.Kf3 Rd8
  34. 34.Nb3 Rxd2
  35. 35.Nxd2 h6
  36. 36.Ne4+ Ke6
  37. 37.Ng3 Kf6
  38. 38.h4 Ne6
  39. 39.h5 Nc5
  40. 40.hxg6 Kxg6
  41. 41.Ne4 Nd3
  42. 42.b3 Nb4
  43. 43.Nc3 Kf6
  44. 44.Ke4 Nc2
  45. 45.Ne2 Nb4
  46. 46.a4 c5
  47. 47.Ng3 Kg6
  48. 48.Nf5 Nc6
  49. 49.Nh4+ Kf6
  50. 50.Nf3 Nb4
  51. 51.Ne5 Ke6
  52. 52.Nc4 Kf6
  53. 53.Nd6 Nc6
  54. 54.Kd5 Ne7+
  55. 55.Ke4 Ke6
  56. 56.Nc4 Nc6
  57. 57.g5 hxg5
  58. 58.fxg5 Nb4
  59. 59.Ne5 a6
  60. 60.g6 Kf6
  61. 61.Nd7+ Kxg6
  62. 62.Nxb6 Kf7
  63. 63.Nd5 a5
  64. 64.Nb6 Ke6
  65. 65.Nc4 Nc6
  66. 66.Kd3 Kd7
  67. 67.Ke3 Ke7
  68. 68.Kd3 Kd7
  69. 69.Nd2 Ne5+
  70. 70.Kc3 Kc7
  71. 71.Ne4 Kc6

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