Lajos Portisch vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Biel Interzonal · 1993 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Biel Interzonal
Site Biel
Round 2
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/q4ppp/1p1r4/2pn4/8/5Q1P/PP3PP1/3R1RK1 w - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O b6
  9. 9.e4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Nxe4 dxe4
  11. 11.Qxe4 Bb7
  12. 12.Bf4 Nf6
  13. 13.Qe3 Bxf4
  14. 14.Qxf4 Qe7
  15. 15.Ne5 c5
  16. 16.Rad1 Rad8
  17. 17.Bf3 Bxf3
  18. 18.Qxf3 Qc7
  19. 19.Qc6 Qb8
  20. 20.Qf3 Rd6
  21. 21.d5 exd5
  22. 22.cxd5 Qa8
  23. 23.Nc6 Re8
  24. 24.h3 Nxd5
  25. 25.Nxa7 Qxa7

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