Lajos Portisch vs Anatoly Karpov

Milan 1pl · 1975 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Milan 1pl
Site Milan
Round 1
Date 1975.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E54)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

8/4n1p1/1p1k1p2/p5p1/3KB3/P4P2/1P4PP/8 b - - 3 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bd3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 d5
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 b6
  10. 10.Bg5 Bb7
  11. 11.Rc1 Nc6
  12. 12.a3 Be7
  13. 13.Qd3 Rc8
  14. 14.Rfd1 Nd5
  15. 15.Bxd5 Bxg5
  16. 16.Nxg5 Qxg5
  17. 17.Be4 h6
  18. 18.Qe3 Rfd8
  19. 19.Qxg5 hxg5
  20. 20.d5 exd5
  21. 21.Rxd5 Rxd5
  22. 22.Bxd5 Na5
  23. 23.Ba2 Nc4
  24. 24.Nb5 Nd6
  25. 25.Rxc8+ Nxc8
  26. 26.f3 Kf8
  27. 27.Kf2 Bc6
  28. 28.Bc4 Ke7
  29. 29.Ke3 a5
  30. 30.Kd4 Bxb5
  31. 31.Bxb5 Kd6
  32. 32.Bc4 f6
  33. 33.Bd3 Ne7
  34. 34.Be4

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