Tigran Petrosian vs Lajos Portisch

Varese playoff · 1976 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event Varese playoff
Site Biel
Round 1
Date 1976.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r6k/6p1/5p1p/8/PR5P/1p3QP1/qP3PK1/8 b - - 15 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 b5
  4. 4.Bg2 Bb7
  5. 5.O-O c5
  6. 6.Bg5 Be7
  7. 7.c3 Na6
  8. 8.e3 Rb8
  9. 9.Nbd2 O-O
  10. 10.a3 Ne4
  11. 11.Bxe7 Qxe7
  12. 12.Qe2 Nc7
  13. 13.Rfd1 Rfd8
  14. 14.Ne5 Nxd2
  15. 15.Rxd2 Bxg2
  16. 16.Kxg2 Nd5
  17. 17.e4 Nf6
  18. 18.Ng4 Nxg4
  19. 19.Qxg4 d5
  20. 20.dxc5 dxe4
  21. 21.Rad1 Rxd2
  22. 22.Rxd2 Qxc5
  23. 23.Qxe4 Qc7
  24. 24.Qd3 h6
  25. 25.Qd7 Qc5
  26. 26.Rd3 a5
  27. 27.Rf3 Rf8
  28. 28.Rf4 e5
  29. 29.Re4 Kh8
  30. 30.Re3 f6
  31. 31.Rd3 Rb8
  32. 32.Qd6 Qa7
  33. 33.Qc6 Qf7
  34. 34.Rd5 Qg6
  35. 35.Rxe5 Qd3
  36. 36.Rc5 b4
  37. 37.cxb4 axb4
  38. 38.a4 Qb3
  39. 39.Rc2 Qa2
  40. 40.Re2 Kh7
  41. 41.h4 b3
  42. 42.Qd7 Kh8
  43. 43.Re7 Rg8
  44. 44.Qd4 Ra8
  45. 45.Rb7 Re8
  46. 46.Rb5 Rc8
  47. 47.Rb4 Rg8
  48. 48.Qc3 Ra8
  49. 49.Qf3

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