Lajos Portisch vs Thomas Luther

FIDE-Wch k.o. · 1997 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Thomas Luther
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE-Wch k.o.
Site Groningen
Round 1.4
Date 1997.12.10
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D21)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/6k1/6p1/6K1 w - - 2 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 dxc4
  4. 4.Qa4+ Nd7
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Qxc4 b5
  7. 7.Qd3 Bb7
  8. 8.e4 Ngf6
  9. 9.a3 c5
  10. 10.e5 Nd5
  11. 11.Ne4 cxd4
  12. 12.Qxd4 Rc8
  13. 13.Bg5 Qb6
  14. 14.Qxb6 N5xb6
  15. 15.Nd6+ Bxd6
  16. 16.exd6 f6
  17. 17.Be3 Kf7
  18. 18.Rd1 Rhd8
  19. 19.Bd3 Nc4
  20. 20.Bxc4 Rxc4
  21. 21.Ke2 e5
  22. 22.Rd2 Ke6
  23. 23.Rhd1 Nc5
  24. 24.Bxc5 Rxc5
  25. 25.Ne1 Bd5
  26. 26.b4 Bc4+
  27. 27.Ke3 Rc6
  28. 28.d7 Ke7
  29. 29.f4 exf4+
  30. 30.Kxf4 Be6
  31. 31.Nd3 Rc4+
  32. 32.Kg3 Rxd7
  33. 33.Nc5 Rc3+
  34. 34.Kf2 Rxd2+
  35. 35.Rxd2 Bc8
  36. 36.Ra2 Kf7
  37. 37.a4 bxa4
  38. 38.Rxa4 Rc4
  39. 39.Kg3 Kg6
  40. 40.h3 h5
  41. 41.Nxa6 h4+
  42. 42.Kh2 Bxa6
  43. 43.Rxa6 Rxb4
  44. 44.Ra5 Kh6
  45. 45.Kg1 Rb2
  46. 46.Rc5 g6
  47. 47.Ra5 f5
  48. 48.Rc5 Kg5
  49. 49.Ra5 Re2
  50. 50.Ra6 Kh5
  51. 51.Rf6 Re5
  52. 52.Kf2 Ra5
  53. 53.Rb6 g5
  54. 54.Rb8 g4
  55. 55.Rh8+ Kg5
  56. 56.hxg4 fxg4
  57. 57.Rg8+ Kf4
  58. 58.Rf8+ Rf5
  59. 59.Ra8 Kg5+
  60. 60.Kg1 g3
  61. 61.Rg8+ Kf4
  62. 62.Ra8 Rd5
  63. 63.Ra4+ Ke3
  64. 64.Ra3+ Rd3
  65. 65.Rxd3+ Kxd3
  66. 66.Kf1 Ke3
  67. 67.Kg1 Kf4
  68. 68.Kf1 Kg4
  69. 69.Kg1 h3
  70. 70.gxh3+ Kxh3
  71. 71.Kh1 g2+
  72. 72.Kg1 Kg3

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