Lev Polugaevsky vs Lajos Portisch

Portoroz playoff · 1973 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 0-1
Event Portoroz playoff
Site Portoroz
Round 1
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D63)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5kp1/5b1p/7P/5PK1/6PR/8/r7 b - - 24 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Rc1 a6
  8. 8.a3 c6
  9. 9.Bd3 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 dxc4
  11. 11.Bxc4 b5
  12. 12.Ba2 c5
  13. 13.O-O Bb7
  14. 14.dxc5 Nxc5
  15. 15.Nd4 Rc8
  16. 16.f3 Qb6
  17. 17.b4 Ncd7
  18. 18.Bf2 Bd6
  19. 19.e4 Qc7
  20. 20.g3 Qb8
  21. 21.Qe2 Ne5
  22. 22.Rfd1 Rfd8
  23. 23.Nxe6 fxe6
  24. 24.Bxe6+ Kh8
  25. 25.f4 Rxc3
  26. 26.Rxc3 Nxe4
  27. 27.Re3 Nxf2
  28. 28.Kxf2 Nc4
  29. 29.Bxc4 bxc4
  30. 30.Qxc4 Rf8
  31. 31.Rd4 Be5
  32. 32.Rde4 Bxe4
  33. 33.Rxe4 Qb6+
  34. 34.Kg2 Bf6
  35. 35.Re6 Qb5
  36. 36.Qxb5 axb5
  37. 37.Rb6 Ra8
  38. 38.Rxb5 Rxa3
  39. 39.h4 Bc3
  40. 40.Rb6 Be1
  41. 41.Rg6 Bxb4
  42. 42.h5 Be1
  43. 43.Kh3 Kg8
  44. 44.Kg2 Kf7
  45. 45.Kh3 Re3
  46. 46.Kg2 Re6
  47. 47.Rg4 Ra6
  48. 48.Rh4 Ra2+
  49. 49.Kh3 Bf2
  50. 50.Kg4 Ra4
  51. 51.Kf3 Bd4
  52. 52.Kg4 Bf6
  53. 53.Rh1 Ra1
  54. 54.Rh3

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