Lajos Portisch vs Efim Geller

Skopje/Ohrid · 1968 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Efim Geller
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skopje/Ohrid
Site Skopje
Round 8
Date 1968.00.00
Opening English Opening (A39)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

1rr3k1/3qppbp/b2p2p1/1Nn5/P1Q1P3/1P4P1/3B1PBP/1R3RK1 w - - 3 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 c5
  5. 5.Bg2 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 Nxd4
  9. 9.Qxd4 d6
  10. 10.Qd3 a6
  11. 11.Bd2 Bf5
  12. 12.e4 Be6
  13. 13.b3 Nd7
  14. 14.Rac1 Nc5
  15. 15.Qe2 b5
  16. 16.cxb5 axb5
  17. 17.Qxb5 Bc8
  18. 18.Qc4 Ba6
  19. 19.Nb5 Qd7
  20. 20.a4 Rab8
  21. 21.Rb1 Rfc8

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