Lajos Portisch vs Miguel Najdorf

La Habana olm fin-A · 1966 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1/2-1/2
Event La Habana olm fin-A
Site La Habana
Round 3
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D79)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p1p/6p1/B7/3P2P1/pp1B1b2/7P/6K1 b - - 5 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 c6
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Ne4
  9. 9.e3 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Nc6
  11. 11.Ba3 Na5
  12. 12.Nd2 Bf5
  13. 13.Qa4 Re8
  14. 14.Qb5 e6
  15. 15.Rfc1 a6
  16. 16.Qe2 e5
  17. 17.dxe5 Bxe5
  18. 18.Nf3 Bg7
  19. 19.Nd4 Be4
  20. 20.f3 Bxd4
  21. 21.cxd4 Bf5
  22. 22.Bb4 Qb6
  23. 23.Bc3 Nc4
  24. 24.e4 Rac8
  25. 25.g4 Bd7
  26. 26.Kh1 Qf6
  27. 27.Qd3 b5
  28. 28.Rf1 Qf4
  29. 29.Rae1 a5
  30. 30.exd5 b4
  31. 31.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  32. 32.Be1 Bb5
  33. 33.Bg3 Qe3
  34. 34.Qe4 Re8
  35. 35.Qxe3 Nxe3
  36. 36.Re1 Nxd5
  37. 37.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  38. 38.Bf1 Bc6
  39. 39.Kg1 Nc3
  40. 40.Bc7 a4
  41. 41.Ba5 Nxa2
  42. 42.Bc4 Bxf3
  43. 43.Bxa2 b3
  44. 44.Bb1 a3
  45. 45.Bd3 Be2
  46. 46.Be4 Bf3
  47. 47.Bd3

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