Lajos Portisch vs Tigran Petrosian

Varese playoff · 1976 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Varese playoff
Site Biel
Round 2
Date 1976.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

2kn1b1r/p1nq4/1p2p1pr/2ppPp2/3P1PP1/2P1BN2/PP3N2/1KQR2R1 w - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.c3 c6
  4. 4.Bd3 d6
  5. 5.f4 d5
  6. 6.e5 h5
  7. 7.Nf3 Nh6
  8. 8.Be3 Bf5
  9. 9.Bxf5 Nxf5
  10. 10.Bf2 Na6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Nc7
  12. 12.g3 Qd7
  13. 13.Qe2 Ne6
  14. 14.O-O-O O-O-O
  15. 15.Kb1 f6
  16. 16.Nb3 Bh6
  17. 17.Rhe1 Rde8
  18. 18.Qc2 b6
  19. 19.h3 Bg7
  20. 20.Nc1 Nc7
  21. 21.Nd3 Nh6
  22. 22.Rh1 Nf7
  23. 23.Be3 f5
  24. 24.Nh4 Rh6
  25. 25.Nf2 Reh8
  26. 26.Nf3 e6
  27. 27.Rhg1 Bf8
  28. 28.g4 hxg4
  29. 29.hxg4 Nd8
  30. 30.Qc1 c5

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