Lajos Portisch vs Garry Kasparov

Tilburg · 1981 · Modern Benoni · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1981.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A75)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/p5p1/q3b3/1r4P1/4QP1P/1P2R1K1/3N4 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.d5 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 d6
  6. 6.Nc3 g6
  7. 7.e4 Bg7
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.a4 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bxf3
  12. 12.Bxf3 Nbd7
  13. 13.Bf4 Qc7
  14. 14.a5 Rfe8
  15. 15.Qc2 c4
  16. 16.Ra4 Ne5
  17. 17.Bxe5 Rxe5
  18. 18.Nb1 Rae8
  19. 19.Na3 Nxe4
  20. 20.Rxc4 Qe7
  21. 21.Rc7 Qd8
  22. 22.Rxb7 Ng5
  23. 23.Bg4 h5
  24. 24.Bd7 Nf3+
  25. 25.gxf3 Qg5+
  26. 26.Bg4 hxg4
  27. 27.fxg4 Re1
  28. 28.Qc4 Qd2
  29. 29.Nc2 R1e4
  30. 30.Qb3 Be5
  31. 31.Kg2 Re2
  32. 32.Ne3 Bd4
  33. 33.Nd1 R2e4
  34. 34.Rb8 Rxb8
  35. 35.Qxb8+ Kg7
  36. 36.Qxd6 Be5
  37. 37.Qa3 Rf4
  38. 38.Qe3 Qxd5+
  39. 39.f3 Rb4
  40. 40.Rf2 Qxa5
  41. 41.Re2

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