Lajos Portisch vs Boris Gelfand

Linares · 1990 · King's Indian, Sämisch · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Linares
Site Linares
Round 7
Date 1990.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Sämisch (E81)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

2r5/2P5/6p1/5k1p/2R1p3/4K1P1/8/8 b - - 8 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.f3 O-O
  6. 6.Be3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 dxc5
  8. 8.e5 Nfd7
  9. 9.f4 f6
  10. 10.exf6 exf6
  11. 11.Be2 Nc6
  12. 12.Nf3 Re8
  13. 13.Bf2 Nb6
  14. 14.Qxd8 Nxd8
  15. 15.Bxc5 Nxc4
  16. 16.O-O-O Be6
  17. 17.Nd4 Bf7
  18. 18.Ndb5 Rc8
  19. 19.Bxc4 Rxc5
  20. 20.Bxf7+ Nxf7
  21. 21.Rd7 f5
  22. 22.Rxb7 a6
  23. 23.Nc7 Rc8
  24. 24.Nxa6 Ra5
  25. 25.Nb4 Nd6
  26. 26.Rd7 Ne4
  27. 27.Nd5 Bxc3
  28. 28.Ne7+ Kh8
  29. 29.Nxc8 Rxa2
  30. 30.bxc3 Ra1+
  31. 31.Kc2 Rxh1
  32. 32.Nd6 Rxh2
  33. 33.Nxe4 fxe4
  34. 34.Rd2 Rh4
  35. 35.Rf2 Kg7
  36. 36.Kd2 Kf6
  37. 37.Ke3 Kf5
  38. 38.c4 Rg4
  39. 39.Rc2 Rg3+
  40. 40.Kf2 Kxf4
  41. 41.c5 Rd3
  42. 42.c6 Rd8
  43. 43.c7 Rc8
  44. 44.Rc5 h5
  45. 45.g3+ Kg4
  46. 46.Rc4 Kf5
  47. 47.Ke3 Kg4
  48. 48.Kf2 Kf5
  49. 49.Ke3

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