Lajos Portisch vs Tigran Petrosian

The Game

White	Lajos Portisch
Black	Tigran Petrosian
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Tel Aviv olm fin-A
Site	Tel Aviv
Round	4
Date	1964.00.00
Opening	Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D42)
Moves	43

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Final Position

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

3R2Q1/4kp2/4p1p1/1p2P3/p3q3/P7/5P2/4K3 w - - 6 44

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 Nf6
2. 2.Nc3 c6
3. 3.e4 d5
4. 4.exd5 cxd5
5. 5.d4 e6
6. 6.Nf3 Bb4
7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
8. 8.Bd2 Nc6
9. 9.Bd3 Nf6
10. 10.O-O Be7
11. 11.Bg5 O-O
12. 12.Re1 Bd7
13. 13.Rc1 Rc8
14. 14.Bb1 Re8
15. 15.Ne5 Nxe5
16. 16.dxe5 Nd5
17. 17.Bxe7 Nxe7
18. 18.Qh5 Nf5
19. 19.Rcd1 Rc4
20. 20.Ne4 Rf8
21. 21.g4 Nh6
22. 22.b3 Rb4
23. 23.a3 Rxb3
24. 24.Nc5 Rxb1
25. 25.Nxd7 Rxd1
26. 26.Rxd1 Qe7
27. 27.Nxf8 Kxf8
28. 28.h4 b5
29. 29.g5 Ng8
30. 30.Qxh7 g6
31. 31.Kf1 Qc7
32. 32.Kg1 Qe7
33. 33.Rd6 a5
34. 34.Qh8 a4
35. 35.Kh2 Qc7
36. 36.h5 Qc2
37. 37.Kg3 Qf5
38. 38.Rd8+ Ke7
39. 39.Qxg8 Qxg5+
40. 40.Kh2 Qxh5+
41. 41.Kg2 Qg4+
42. 42.Kf1 Qc4+
43. 43.Ke1 Qe4+

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