Lajos Portisch vs Tigran Petrosian

Candidats qf2 · 1974 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf2
Site Palma de Mallorca
Round 4
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D13)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

3n2k1/pq5p/1p1nppp1/3p4/B2P1P2/P1Q2NPP/1P3P2/6K1 w - - 2 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bf4 e6
  7. 7.e3 Be7
  8. 8.h3 Bd6
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxf4
  10. 10.exf4 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Bd7
  12. 12.Rc1 g6
  13. 13.Qd2 Rc8
  14. 14.Rfd1 Qe7
  15. 15.g3 Rfd8
  16. 16.a3 Be8
  17. 17.Re1 Qf8
  18. 18.Rc2 Qg7
  19. 19.Rec1 Rb8
  20. 20.Ne2 Ne4
  21. 21.Qe1 Nd6
  22. 22.Ne5 f6
  23. 23.Nf3 Rdc8
  24. 24.Nc3 Nd8
  25. 25.Qe2 Bd7
  26. 26.Nb5 Rxc2
  27. 27.Rxc2 Bxb5
  28. 28.Bxb5 Rc8
  29. 29.Rxc8 Nxc8
  30. 30.Qc2 Nd6
  31. 31.Ba4 b6
  32. 32.Qc3 Qb7

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