Lajos Portisch vs Tigran Petrosian

Candidats qf2 · 1974 · French Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf2
Site Palma de Mallorca
Round 6
Date 1974.00.00
Opening French Defense (C10)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/p4pk1/1n2p1p1/2p4p/2B4P/1PP3P1/P3RPK1/3r4 w - - 5 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 Ngf6
  6. 6.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  7. 7.Bg5 Be7
  8. 8.Bd3 c5
  9. 9.O-O cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 O-O
  11. 11.c3 Nd5
  12. 12.Qh5 g6
  13. 13.Bxe7 Qxe7
  14. 14.Qf3 Nf6
  15. 15.Rfe1 Rb8
  16. 16.Re5 Bd7
  17. 17.Rae1 b6
  18. 18.Qf4 Rbc8
  19. 19.Qg5 Kh8
  20. 20.h4 Ng8
  21. 21.Qg3 Nf6
  22. 22.Qf3 Rc5
  23. 23.Rxc5 bxc5
  24. 24.Nb3 Kg7
  25. 25.Bf1 Ba4
  26. 26.Na5 Qc7
  27. 27.Nc4 Rb8
  28. 28.g3 Bb5
  29. 29.b3 Bxc4
  30. 30.Bxc4 Rd8
  31. 31.Qe2 h5
  32. 32.Qe5 Qxe5
  33. 33.Rxe5 Rd1+
  34. 34.Kg2 Nd7
  35. 35.Re2 Nb6

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