Lajos Portisch vs Tigran Petrosian

Biel Interzonal · 1976 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Biel Interzonal
Site Biel
Round 5
Date 1976.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E54)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/6pk/2B2p1p/5P1P/1B3nP1/8/b6K/8 w - - 2 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 a6
  9. 9.a3 cxd4
  10. 10.axb4 dxc3
  11. 11.Qxd8 Rxd8
  12. 12.bxc3 Ne4
  13. 13.Bb2 Nd6
  14. 14.Be2 b5
  15. 15.Nd2 Bb7
  16. 16.c4 bxc4
  17. 17.Nxc4 Nc6
  18. 18.Nxd6 Rxd6
  19. 19.Bc3 h6
  20. 20.Rfc1 Na7
  21. 21.Be1 Rb6
  22. 22.Rc7 Rd8
  23. 23.Rac1 Nb5
  24. 24.R7c5 f6
  25. 25.f3 e5
  26. 26.Bf1 Rd7
  27. 27.Kf2 Kf8
  28. 28.g4 Ke7
  29. 29.h4 Bd5
  30. 30.h5 Be6
  31. 31.Kg3 Rdd6
  32. 32.f4 exf4+
  33. 33.exf4 Rb8
  34. 34.f5 Bd5
  35. 35.Kh3 Rdd8
  36. 36.Bg3 Ra8
  37. 37.Bf2 Kf8
  38. 38.R5c2 Be4
  39. 39.Ra2 Kg8
  40. 40.Re1 Bd5
  41. 41.Raa1 Bf7
  42. 42.Bc5 Nc7
  43. 43.Kg3 Rd7
  44. 44.Rad1 Rad8
  45. 45.Rxd7 Rxd7
  46. 46.Re7 Rd1
  47. 47.Kf2 Nb5
  48. 48.Rb7 Ra1
  49. 49.Rb8+ Kh7
  50. 50.Bg2 Ra2+
  51. 51.Kg3 Ra3+
  52. 52.Kf2 Ra2+
  53. 53.Kg1 Nc3
  54. 54.Rd8 a5
  55. 55.bxa5 Rxa5
  56. 56.Bb4 Ra1+
  57. 57.Kh2 Ne2
  58. 58.Rd2 Ra2
  59. 59.Rxa2 Bxa2
  60. 60.Bc6 Nf4

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