Lev Polugaevsky vs Lajos Portisch

Tilburg · 1983 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1983.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D19)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/8/4pk2/n2p2pP/1p1P1bP1/1P1K4/1B1N4/8 w - - 7 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.e3 e6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qe2 Nbd7
  10. 10.e4 Bg6
  11. 11.Bd3 Bh5
  12. 12.Bf4 Re8
  13. 13.e5 Nd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.Qe3 a6
  16. 16.Rfc1 Qb6
  17. 17.Nd2 Bg6
  18. 18.Bxg6 hxg6
  19. 19.Nf3 Rac8
  20. 20.Rxc8 Rxc8
  21. 21.Rc1 Rc6
  22. 22.h4 Be7
  23. 23.b3 Qc7
  24. 24.g4 Rxc1+
  25. 25.Qxc1 Qxc1+
  26. 26.Bxc1 Nb8
  27. 27.Kf1 Nc6
  28. 28.Bd2 f6
  29. 29.exf6 gxf6
  30. 30.Bc3 b5
  31. 31.axb5 axb5
  32. 32.Ke2 b4
  33. 33.Bb2 Na5
  34. 34.Nd2 Bd6
  35. 35.Ke3 Kf7
  36. 36.f4 g5
  37. 37.fxg5 fxg5
  38. 38.h5 Bf4+
  39. 39.Kd3 Kf6
  40. 40.Bc1 Nc6
  41. 41.Bb2 Na5

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