Lajos Portisch vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Hoogovens · 1969 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 88 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 12
Date 1969.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D96)
Moves 88
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Final Position

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

8/5K2/4P1n1/5kP1/8/p7/B7/8 w - - 9 89

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 c6
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.e4 Nb6
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Rd1 Bg4
  10. 10.Be2 Qc7
  11. 11.O-O N8d7
  12. 12.h3 Bxf3
  13. 13.Bxf3 Kh8
  14. 14.a4 Nc8
  15. 15.g3 e6
  16. 16.d5 Re8
  17. 17.dxe6 fxe6
  18. 18.Bg4 Nf8
  19. 19.Bc5 Qf7
  20. 20.Rd3 Nb6
  21. 21.Bxf8 Bxf8
  22. 22.a5 Nd7
  23. 23.Qxb7 Ne5
  24. 24.Qxf7 Nxf7
  25. 25.f4 h5
  26. 26.Bf3 Red8
  27. 27.Rfd1 e5
  28. 28.Rd7 Kg7
  29. 29.fxe5 Rxd7
  30. 30.Rxd7 Re8
  31. 31.Kg2 Bc5
  32. 32.Rc7 Rxe5
  33. 33.Rxc6 Bd4
  34. 34.b4 Re7
  35. 35.Nd5 Rb7
  36. 36.Rc7 Rxc7
  37. 37.Nxc7 Kf6
  38. 38.Nd5+ Ke6
  39. 39.Nf4+ Kf6
  40. 40.Nd5+ Ke6
  41. 41.Nf4+ Kf6
  42. 42.Bd1 Nd6
  43. 43.Kf3 g5
  44. 44.Ne2 Bb2
  45. 45.Ke3 Ke5
  46. 46.Bc2 Nc4+
  47. 47.Kd3 Nd6
  48. 48.Nc3 Ba3
  49. 49.b5 Bb4
  50. 50.b6 a6
  51. 51.Nd5 Bxa5
  52. 52.Ke2 Nb7
  53. 53.Bd3 Nc5
  54. 54.Ke3 Be1
  55. 55.g4 hxg4
  56. 56.hxg4 Ba5
  57. 57.Bc2 Be1
  58. 58.Kf3 Ba5
  59. 59.Ba4 Kd6
  60. 60.Be8 Nb7
  61. 61.Ke3 Be1
  62. 62.Bf7 Nc5
  63. 63.Kf3 Ba5
  64. 64.Bg8 Nb7
  65. 65.Ke2 Nc5
  66. 66.Ke3 Be1
  67. 67.Kf3 Ba5
  68. 68.Bf7 Nb7
  69. 69.Ne3 Bxb6
  70. 70.Nc4+ Kc7
  71. 71.Nxb6 Kxb6
  72. 72.e5 Nd8
  73. 73.Ba2 Nc6
  74. 74.Ke4 Ne7
  75. 75.e6 Kc5
  76. 76.Ke5 a5
  77. 77.Kf6 Kd6
  78. 78.Kxg5 Ke5
  79. 79.Bb3 a4
  80. 80.Ba2 a3
  81. 81.Bb3 Nc6
  82. 82.Kg6 Ne7+
  83. 83.Kg7 Nc6
  84. 84.g5 Kf5
  85. 85.Kh6 Ne7
  86. 86.Ba2 Ke5
  87. 87.Kg7 Kf5
  88. 88.Kf7 Ng6

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