Lajos Portisch vs Miguel Najdorf

Torremolinos · 1961 · King's Indian, Classical · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 0-1
Event Torremolinos
Site Torremolinos
Round 1
Date 1961.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E96)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6k1/3pQb2/p1pPp2p/P1P5/5qp1/3B4/4K3 w - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Re1 c6
  9. 9.Bf1 a5
  10. 10.Rb1 Re8
  11. 11.b3 Ng4
  12. 12.d5 c5
  13. 13.h3 Nh6
  14. 14.Nb5 Nf8
  15. 15.a3 f5
  16. 16.Nd2 Nf7
  17. 17.b4 b6
  18. 18.bxc5 bxc5
  19. 19.Bd3 f4
  20. 20.Be2 Nd7
  21. 21.Bg4 Nf6
  22. 22.Bxc8 Qxc8
  23. 23.Nc3 g5
  24. 24.Rb6 h5
  25. 25.Nf3 Qd8
  26. 26.Rc6 Rc8
  27. 27.Nb5 Qd7
  28. 28.h4 gxh4
  29. 29.Rxc8 Rxc8
  30. 30.Nxh4 Nh6
  31. 31.Bd2 Re8
  32. 32.a4 Nfg4
  33. 33.f3 Qd8
  34. 34.Nf5 Nxf5
  35. 35.exf5 Nh6
  36. 36.Kf2 Qh4+
  37. 37.Ke2 Nxf5
  38. 38.Nc3 Rb8
  39. 39.Ne4 Rb3
  40. 40.Bc3 Ra3
  41. 41.Kd3 Ng3
  42. 42.Qc1 Nxe4
  43. 43.Rxe4 Ra2
  44. 44.Re2 Rxe2
  45. 45.Kxe2 Qg3
  46. 46.Qf1 Qg6
  47. 47.Bd2 Qc2
  48. 48.Ke1 Bf6
  49. 49.g4 fxg3
  50. 50.Qh3 Qb3
  51. 51.Kf1 Qd3+
  52. 52.Ke1 Qxf3
  53. 53.Qe6+ Kg7

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