Tigran Petrosian vs Lajos Portisch

The Game

White	Tigran Petrosian
Black	Lajos Portisch
Result	1-0
Event	Candidats qf2
Site	Palma de Mallorca
Round	13
Date	1974.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
Moves	40

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3N4/1P1n2pk/5p2/R2p3p/3P3P/P5K1/5P2/1r6 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.d4 e6
3. 3.c4 Nf6
4. 4.Bg5 Be7
5. 5.Nc3 O-O
6. 6.Rc1 h6
7. 7.Bh4 b6
8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
11. 11.g3 Ba6
12. 12.e3 c5
13. 13.Bxa6 Nxa6
14. 14.O-O Nc7
15. 15.b3 Rac8
16. 16.Re1 Rfd8
17. 17.h4 Ne6
18. 18.Qd3 Qf6
19. 19.Kg2 cxd4
20. 20.exd4 Rxc1
21. 21.Rxc1 Qf4
22. 22.gxf4 Nxf4+
23. 23.Kg3 Nxd3
24. 24.Rc3 Nb4
25. 25.a3 Na6
26. 26.b4 Nb8
27. 27.Rc7 a5
28. 28.b5 Nd7
29. 29.Kf4 h5
30. 30.Ne5 Nf8
31. 31.Rb7 f6
32. 32.Nc6 Ng6+
33. 33.Kg3 Rd6
34. 34.Rxb6 Re6
35. 35.Rb8+ Nf8
36. 36.Ra8 Re1
37. 37.Nd8 Kh7
38. 38.b6 Rb1
39. 39.b7 Nd7
40. 40.Rxa5

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