Tigran Petrosian vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats qf2 · 1974 · English Opening · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event Candidats qf2
Site Palma de Mallorca
Round 9
Date 1974.00.00
Opening English Opening (A38)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1q3rk1/p6p/3p2pb/1P1Npp1n/2P1P2Q/3P4/1B1N1P2/R3K3 b - - 1 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.b3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bb2 c5
  5. 5.g3 d6
  6. 6.Bg2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.d3 Nh5
  10. 10.Nd2 Bg4
  11. 11.a3 Bh6
  12. 12.b4 Nd4
  13. 13.h3 Be6
  14. 14.e3 cxb4
  15. 15.axb4 Nc6
  16. 16.b5 Ne7
  17. 17.Bxb7 Bxh3
  18. 18.Bxa8 Bxf1
  19. 19.Kxf1 Qxa8
  20. 20.Qf3 Qb8
  21. 21.g4 Ng7
  22. 22.Qf6 Ngf5
  23. 23.gxf5 Nxf5
  24. 24.e4 Ng7
  25. 25.Ke1 Nh5
  26. 26.Qh4 f5
  27. 27.Nd5

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