Lajos Portisch vs Viktor Korchnoi

Stockholm Interzonal · 1962 · English Opening · 1-0 in 89 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Stockholm Interzonal
Site Stockholm
Round 15
Date 1962.00.00
Opening English Opening (A12)
Moves 89
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/6P1/5K2/8/5P2/2k5/1p4r1/8 b - - 0 89

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.b3 Bg4
  5. 5.Bg2 e6
  6. 6.Bb2 Nbd7
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 a5
  10. 10.a3 Qb6
  11. 11.Qc2 Bh5
  12. 12.h3 Rfe8
  13. 13.Bc3 Bf8
  14. 14.e4 e5
  15. 15.exd5 cxd5
  16. 16.cxd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Bb2 Qd8
  18. 18.Rac1 f6
  19. 19.d4 Bg6
  20. 20.Qd1 exd4
  21. 21.Nh4 Bf7
  22. 22.Ne4 Ne5
  23. 23.Qxd4 Nc6
  24. 24.Qd1 Qb6
  25. 25.Nf5 Rad8
  26. 26.Kh1 Kh8
  27. 27.Qc2 Be6
  28. 28.Nh4 Nd4
  29. 29.Bxd4 Qxd4
  30. 30.Nc5 Qxc5
  31. 31.Qxc5 Bxc5
  32. 32.Rxc5 b6
  33. 33.Rc6 g5
  34. 34.Nf3 Bd7
  35. 35.Rc2 Bb5
  36. 36.Rd1 Ne7
  37. 37.Rcd2 Rxd2
  38. 38.Rxd2 Kg7
  39. 39.Nd4 Bd7
  40. 40.Nc2 Be6
  41. 41.b4 axb4
  42. 42.axb4 Kf7
  43. 43.Rd6 Nc8
  44. 44.Rc6 Rd8
  45. 45.Ne3 Rd4
  46. 46.b5 f5
  47. 47.g4 f4
  48. 48.Nf5 Rd2
  49. 49.Kg1 Bd7
  50. 50.Rc7 Rd1+
  51. 51.Kh2 Kf6
  52. 52.Be4 Ke5
  53. 53.Bc2 Rd2
  54. 54.Kg1 Kf6
  55. 55.Be4 Nd6
  56. 56.Nxd6 Rxd6
  57. 57.Bc6 Ke6
  58. 58.Kg2 h6
  59. 59.Bxd7+ Rxd7
  60. 60.Rc8 Ke5
  61. 61.Re8+ Kd5
  62. 62.Rc8 Rd6
  63. 63.Kf3 Kd4
  64. 64.Rc7 Rd5
  65. 65.Rc6 Rxb5
  66. 66.Rxh6 Rb3+
  67. 67.Kg2 b5
  68. 68.Rg6 Rb1
  69. 69.Rxg5 Ke4
  70. 70.Rg8 f3+
  71. 71.Kh2 b4
  72. 72.Re8+ Kf4
  73. 73.Rb8 Ke4
  74. 74.g5 b3
  75. 75.h4 Kf5
  76. 76.Kg3 Ke4
  77. 77.Kh2 Kf5
  78. 78.Kg3 Ke4
  79. 79.Rb4+ Kd3
  80. 80.Kxf3 Kc3
  81. 81.Rb8 Rg1
  82. 82.Rc8+ Kd3
  83. 83.Rb8 Kc3
  84. 84.Kf4 Rh1
  85. 85.g6 Rxh4+
  86. 86.Kg5 Rh2
  87. 87.f4 Rg2+
  88. 88.Kf6 b2
  89. 89.g7

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