Lajos Portisch vs Garry Kasparov

Moscow · 1981 · Modern Benoni · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Moscow
Site Moscow
Date 1981.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A75)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p2/3P2p1/8/4PP2/5qP1/7R/6QK w - - 9 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.d5 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 d6
  6. 6.Nf3 g6
  7. 7.Bf4 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bg7
  9. 9.e4 Bg4
  10. 10.Be2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Re8
  12. 12.Nd2 Bxe2
  13. 13.Qxe2 Nh5
  14. 14.Be3 Nd7
  15. 15.g4 Nhf6
  16. 16.f3 h6
  17. 17.Kh1 Ne5
  18. 18.Rg1 b5
  19. 19.g5 hxg5
  20. 20.Bxg5 c4
  21. 21.axb5 axb5
  22. 22.Rxa8 Qxa8
  23. 23.Nxb5 Qb8
  24. 24.Na3 Qxb2
  25. 25.Naxc4 Nxc4
  26. 26.Qxc4 Nh5
  27. 27.Qc6 Rb8
  28. 28.Qxd6 Be5
  29. 29.Qd7 Qd4
  30. 30.Qg4 Rb2
  31. 31.Rd1 Qd3
  32. 32.Qc8+ Kg7
  33. 33.Qc4 Qa3
  34. 34.Qe2 Qa4
  35. 35.Rb1 Ra2
  36. 36.Be3 Qd7
  37. 37.Qf2 Qh3
  38. 38.f4 Bc3
  39. 39.Bd4+ Bxd4
  40. 40.Qxd4+ Kh7
  41. 41.Rg1 Kg8
  42. 42.d6 Rxd2
  43. 43.Qxd2 Qf3+
  44. 44.Qg2 Ng3+
  45. 45.hxg3 Qh5+
  46. 46.Qh2 Qf3+
  47. 47.Rg2 Qd1+
  48. 48.Qg1 Qh5+
  49. 49.Rh2 Qf3+

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