Lajos Portisch vs Tigran Petrosian

Candidats qf2 · 1974 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1-0
Event Candidats qf2
Site Palma de Mallorca
Round 12
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D13)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/1P1k4/K4p2/7p/1r5P/8/8/8 b - - 4 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd5
  5. 5.Bf4 e6
  6. 6.e3 Be7
  7. 7.Bd3 Nc6
  8. 8.h3 O-O
  9. 9.Nf3 Bd7
  10. 10.O-O Qb6
  11. 11.a3 Na5
  12. 12.b4 Nc4
  13. 13.Ne5 Rac8
  14. 14.Bxc4 dxc4
  15. 15.Bg5 Qd8
  16. 16.Qf3 Bc6
  17. 17.Nxc6 Rxc6
  18. 18.Rad1 Nd5
  19. 19.Bxe7 Nxe7
  20. 20.e4 a6
  21. 21.d5 exd5
  22. 22.exd5 Rd6
  23. 23.Rd2 Qc7
  24. 24.Qg3 Qd7
  25. 25.Kh1 Nc8
  26. 26.Ne4 Rg6
  27. 27.Qf4 Nd6
  28. 28.Nxd6 c3
  29. 29.Rd3 Rxd6
  30. 30.Rxc3 Rxd5
  31. 31.Rc7 Qb5
  32. 32.Re1 g6
  33. 33.Kg1 a5
  34. 34.Ree7 Rf5
  35. 35.Qd4 b6
  36. 36.Rb7 axb4
  37. 37.Rxb6 Qd5
  38. 38.Qxd5 Rxd5
  39. 39.axb4 h5
  40. 40.h4 Kg7
  41. 41.g3 Ra8
  42. 42.Rbb7 Rf5
  43. 43.Re2 Ra1+
  44. 44.Kg2 Rb1
  45. 45.Re3 Rb2
  46. 46.Rf3 Rxf3
  47. 47.Kxf3 Kh6
  48. 48.Ke3 f6
  49. 49.Rb6 Kg7
  50. 50.Rb7+ Kh6
  51. 51.Rb8 g5
  52. 52.b5 gxh4
  53. 53.gxh4 Kg6
  54. 54.b6 Kf5
  55. 55.Kd4 Rxf2
  56. 56.Ra8 Rb2
  57. 57.Kc5 Rc2+
  58. 58.Kd4 Rb2
  59. 59.Ra5+ Ke6
  60. 60.Kc5 Rc2+
  61. 61.Kb5 Kd6
  62. 62.Ka6 Kc6
  63. 63.Ra1 Rc4
  64. 64.b7 Rb4
  65. 65.Rc1+ Kd7
  66. 66.Rc8

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