Lajos Portisch vs Efim Geller

The Game

White	Lajos Portisch
Black	Efim Geller
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Portoroz playoff
Site	Portoroz
Round	1
Date	1973.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves	48

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Final Position

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

8/pp3k2/6R1/5p1P/5P2/4r3/6PK/8 w - - 7 49

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Be7
4. 4.cxd5 exd5
5. 5.Bf4 c6
6. 6.e3 Bf5
7. 7.Nge2 Nd7
8. 8.Ng3 Bg6
9. 9.Be2 Ngf6
10. 10.h4 h5
11. 11.Bg5 Bd6
12. 12.Rh3 Qb6
13. 13.Qd2 O-O
14. 14.Kf1 Rfe8
15. 15.Kg1 Rac8
16. 16.Bf3 Ng4
17. 17.Nce2 Ndf6
18. 18.Nf4 Bxf4
19. 19.exf4 c5
20. 20.f5 Bh7
21. 21.Nxh5 Bxf5
22. 22.Bxf6 Nxf6
23. 23.Qg5 Nxh5
24. 24.Qxf5 g6
25. 25.Qg5 Qf6
26. 26.Rg3 Qxg5
27. 27.Rxg5 Nf6
28. 28.Rd1 cxd4
29. 29.Rxd4 Rc2
30. 30.Rf4 Kg7
31. 31.Bxd5 Rxb2
32. 32.Bb3 Re1+
33. 33.Kh2 Re4
34. 34.Rxe4 Nxe4
35. 35.Re5 f5
36. 36.Re7+ Kf6
37. 37.Re6+ Kg7
38. 38.f4 Nc5
39. 39.Re7+ Kf8
40. 40.Rf7+ Ke8
41. 41.Rg7 Nxb3
42. 42.axb3 Rxb3
43. 43.Rxg6 Kf7
44. 44.Rg5 Kf6
45. 45.h5 Re3
46. 46.Rg6+ Kf7
47. 47.Rg5 Kf6
48. 48.Rg6+ Kf7

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