Tigran Petrosian vs Lajos Portisch

Rio de Janeiro Interzonal · 1979 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rio de Janeiro Interzonal
Site Rio de Janeiro
Round 12
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

r1bq1rk1/4np1p/pp1Np1p1/3n4/P2P4/5NQ1/1P3PPP/RB1R2K1 b - - 5 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.a4 Nc6
  8. 8.Qe2 cxd4
  9. 9.Rd1 Be7
  10. 10.exd4 O-O
  11. 11.Nc3 Nd5
  12. 12.Qe4 Nf6
  13. 13.Qe2 Nd5
  14. 14.Bd3 Ncb4
  15. 15.Bb1 b6
  16. 16.Qe4 g6
  17. 17.Bh6 Re8
  18. 18.Qe5 Bf8
  19. 19.Bxf8 Rxf8
  20. 20.Ne4 Nc6
  21. 21.Qg3 Nce7
  22. 22.Nd6

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