Lajos Portisch vs Miguel Najdorf

Santa Monica · 1966 · King's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Santa Monica
Site Santa Monica
Round 1
Date 1966.00.00
Opening King's Indian Defense (E69)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

2b2nk1/2q2pbp/1pp5/2P2p2/NP1n4/4N2P/5QB1/5RK1 b - - 1 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nbd7
  7. 7.O-O e5
  8. 8.e4 c6
  9. 9.Rb1 Re8
  10. 10.h3 a5
  11. 11.Re1 exd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Nc5
  13. 13.Bf4 Bf8
  14. 14.b3 Nfd7
  15. 15.Rb2 Ne5
  16. 16.Rd2 Qb6
  17. 17.Be3 a4
  18. 18.f4 Ned7
  19. 19.Rb2 axb3
  20. 20.axb3 Qb4
  21. 21.Qd2 Bg7
  22. 22.e5 dxe5
  23. 23.Nc2 Qb6
  24. 24.b4 exf4
  25. 25.gxf4 Rxe3
  26. 26.Nxe3 Ne6
  27. 27.f5 Nd4
  28. 28.c5 Qc7
  29. 29.Rf1 gxf5
  30. 30.Ra2 Rxa2
  31. 31.Qxa2 Nf8
  32. 32.Qf2 b6
  33. 33.Na4

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