Lajos Portisch vs Anatoly Karpov

The Game

White	Lajos Portisch
Black	Anatoly Karpov
Result	0-1
Event	Linares
Site	Linares
Date	1981.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A29)
Moves	37

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1k1r4/1pp5/p1n5/2Q5/1P2P1p1/P2q2P1/3p2K1/3R3R w - - 2 38

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 e5
2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
3. 3.g3 d5
4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
5. 5.Bg2 Nb6
6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
7. 7.d3 Be7
8. 8.a3 Be6
9. 9.b4 a6
10. 10.Bb2 Qd7
11. 11.Ne4 f6
12. 12.Qc2 Bh3
13. 13.O-O Bxg2
14. 14.Kxg2 g5
15. 15.d4 g4
16. 16.Nh4 exd4
17. 17.Nf5 O-O-O
18. 18.Rfd1 Nc4
19. 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7
20. 20.Nc5 Nxb2
21. 21.Qxb2 h5
22. 22.Rac1 Rd5
23. 23.Qc2 Qd6
24. 24.Nd3 h4
25. 25.Nf4 f5
26. 26.Nxd5 Qxd5+
27. 27.f3 Kb8
28. 28.Qd3 Qe6
29. 29.fxg4 fxg4
30. 30.Rf1 hxg3
31. 31.hxg3 Qd5+
32. 32.e4 Qe6
33. 33.Rce1 Qd6
34. 34.Rh1 Rd8
35. 35.Qc4 d3
36. 36.Qc5 d2
37. 37.Rd1 Qd3

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