Lajos Portisch vs Tigran Petrosian

The Game

White	Lajos Portisch
Black	Tigran Petrosian
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	San Antonio
Site	San Antonio
Date	1972.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A35)
Moves	39

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Final Position

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

5r1k/7p/1p1p2pb/pPnPpq2/2P2p2/5Q1P/P3RPP1/4RBK1 b - - 0 39

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 c5
2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
3. 3.Nf3 g6
4. 4.e3 Bg7
5. 5.d4 d6
6. 6.Be2 cxd4
7. 7.exd4 Nf6
8. 8.d5 Nb8
9. 9.O-O O-O
10. 10.Be3 Na6
11. 11.Nb5 b6
12. 12.Nfd4 Bb7
13. 13.Bf3 Nd7
14. 14.Qd2 Ne5
15. 15.Be2 Qc8
16. 16.Rac1 Nc5
17. 17.b4 Ne4
18. 18.Qd1 a6
19. 19.Na3 a5
20. 20.b5 Qc7
21. 21.Nc6 Rae8
22. 22.Nb1 Nd7
23. 23.Bf3 Nec5
24. 24.Bg5 e5
25. 25.Be7 f5
26. 26.Bxf8 Nxf8
27. 27.Be2 Bh6
28. 28.Rc2 Bc8
29. 29.Nc3 Nfd7
30. 30.Re1 Nf6
31. 31.Bf1 f4
32. 32.Rce2 Rf8
33. 33.Na4 Nxa4
34. 34.Qxa4 Nd7
35. 35.Ne7+ Kh8
36. 36.Nxc8 Qxc8
37. 37.Qa3 Nc5
38. 38.Qf3 Qf5
39. 39.h3

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