Lajos Portisch vs Cao Sang

55th ch-HUN · 2005 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Cao Sang
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 55th ch-HUN
Site Kazincbarcika HUN
Round 1
Date 2005.05.10
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

q5k1/2p1r1b1/1nP1b2p/4ppp1/1N6/2N1P3/2Q1BPPP/3R2K1 b - - 4 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.e3 Nc6
  4. 4.a3 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.d3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O a5
  9. 9.Rb1 h6
  10. 10.b4 axb4
  11. 11.axb4 Be6
  12. 12.b5 Ne7
  13. 13.Bb2 Nd7
  14. 14.Ra1 f5
  15. 15.Rxa8 Qxa8
  16. 16.Qc2 Qd8
  17. 17.d4 g5
  18. 18.dxe5 dxe5
  19. 19.Rd1 Qc8
  20. 20.Ne1 Nb6
  21. 21.Ba3 Re8
  22. 22.Bxe7 Rxe7
  23. 23.c5 Nd7
  24. 24.c6 bxc6
  25. 25.bxc6 Nb6
  26. 26.Nd3 Qa8
  27. 27.Nb4

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