Lajos Portisch vs Miguel Najdorf

Hoogovens · 1978 · English Opening · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Date 1978.00.00
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p4qk1/1p1R1n1p/2p1Q1p1/8/3P3P/6PK/8 b - - 1 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3
  6. 6.Qxc3 b6
  7. 7.b4 Bb7
  8. 8.Bb2 d6
  9. 9.e3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Be2 c5
  11. 11.O-O Rc8
  12. 12.d3 d5
  13. 13.b5 Re8
  14. 14.a4 e5
  15. 15.cxd5 Nxd5
  16. 16.Qb3 Qf6
  17. 17.Nd2 Nb4
  18. 18.e4 Qe6
  19. 19.Nc4 Rcd8
  20. 20.f4 exf4
  21. 21.Rxf4 Kh8
  22. 22.Bg4 Qe7
  23. 23.Bxd7 Qxd7
  24. 24.Ne5 Rxe5
  25. 25.Bxe5 Rf8
  26. 26.Raf1 Kg8
  27. 27.Bd6 Bd5
  28. 28.exd5 Qxd6
  29. 29.Rf5 g6
  30. 30.Rf6 Qe5
  31. 31.d6 Nd5
  32. 32.R6f3 Qxd6
  33. 33.Qc4 Qe5
  34. 34.Qe4 Qd6
  35. 35.h3 Nc3
  36. 36.Qe1 Qd4+
  37. 37.Kh1 f5
  38. 38.Qe6+ Kg7
  39. 39.Re1 Rf7
  40. 40.Qe8 Nd5
  41. 41.Qd8 Nc3
  42. 42.Qb8 Nd5
  43. 43.Qd6 Nc3
  44. 44.Qb8 Nd5
  45. 45.Re8 Nf6
  46. 46.Re6 Qxa4
  47. 47.Rfe3 Qxb5
  48. 48.Re7 Qb1+
  49. 49.Kh2 Qa2
  50. 50.R3e6 Qd5
  51. 51.Rd6 Qa2
  52. 52.Qd8 Rxe7
  53. 53.Qxe7+ Qf7
  54. 54.Qe5 g5
  55. 55.Qxf5 h6
  56. 56.Qe5

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