Lajos Portisch vs Anatoly Karpov

Montreal · 1979 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 17 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Montreal
Site Montreal
Round 5
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 17
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Final Position

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

2bq1rk1/3nbppp/pp6/3p4/N2P4/P5B1/1P2BPPP/3Q1RK1 b - - 2 17

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb7
  5. 5.a3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bf4 Be7
  8. 8.e3 O-O
  9. 9.Be2 c5
  10. 10.Ne5 Nc6
  11. 11.O-O cxd4
  12. 12.exd4 a6
  13. 13.Rc1 Rc8
  14. 14.Na4 Nxe5
  15. 15.Rxc8 Bxc8
  16. 16.Bxe5 Nd7
  17. 17.Bg3

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