Lajos Portisch vs Tigran Petrosian

Lone Pine op · 1978 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 0-1
Event Lone Pine op
Site Lone Pine
Round 7
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E52)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2p4r/1p1b1p2/pP6/P2P2p1/2N1k1Pp/6KP/3R4 w - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 b6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bb7
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O d5
  8. 8.a3 Bd6
  9. 9.b4 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Bb2 a5
  12. 12.b5 e5
  13. 13.Re1 e4
  14. 14.Nd2 Qe7
  15. 15.Be2 Rad8
  16. 16.Qc2 Rfe8
  17. 17.f3 exf3
  18. 18.Bxf3 Bxf3
  19. 19.Nxf3 Ne4
  20. 20.Nxe4 Qxe4
  21. 21.Qxe4 Rxe4
  22. 22.Nd2 Re6
  23. 23.e4 Nc5
  24. 24.Nc4 Nxe4
  25. 25.Rac1 Bf8
  26. 26.Ne5 Nd6
  27. 27.a4 f6
  28. 28.Nf3 Rxe1+
  29. 29.Nxe1 Rd7
  30. 30.Nf3 Nf5
  31. 31.Kf2 h5
  32. 32.Rc2 g5
  33. 33.Rc4 Bd6
  34. 34.g3 Kf7
  35. 35.Ng1 Ne7
  36. 36.Ne2 Nd5
  37. 37.Bc1 Ke6
  38. 38.Rc2 Kf5
  39. 39.Kf3 g4+
  40. 40.Kf2 Rh7
  41. 41.Rd2 h4
  42. 42.Kg2 Ke4
  43. 43.Rd1 Ne3+
  44. 44.Bxe3 Kxe3
  45. 45.Nc3 h3+

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