Lajos Portisch vs Anatoly Karpov

Tilburg · 1979 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 4
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves 29
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Final Position

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

1r3rk1/p4ppp/8/2N5/1bB5/1Rn3P1/P4P1P/5R1K b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bg2 e6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.Re1 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.d4 c5
  10. 10.Be3 Na6
  11. 11.Rc1 Nc7
  12. 12.dxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.Na4 d4
  14. 14.Bg5 Ne6
  15. 15.Bxf6 Bxf6
  16. 16.Nxd4 Bxd4
  17. 17.Bxb7 Rb8
  18. 18.Bg2 Bxb2
  19. 19.Rb1 Ba3
  20. 20.Qc2 Nd4
  21. 21.Qc4 Bb4
  22. 22.Rf1 Qa5
  23. 23.Nb2 Ba3
  24. 24.Nd3 Nxe2+
  25. 25.Kh1 Qc3
  26. 26.Bd5 Qxc4
  27. 27.Bxc4 Nc3
  28. 28.Rb3 Bb4
  29. 29.Nxc5

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