Lajos Portisch vs Tigran Petrosian

Tilburg · 1982 · English Opening · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 0-1
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1982.00.00
Opening English Opening (A25)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/8/1P1p2kp/2n5/1K4q1/1NQ5/8 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 d6
  6. 6.Nge2 h5
  7. 7.d4 h4
  8. 8.d5 Nb8
  9. 9.e4 Bg4
  10. 10.Qa4+ Kf8
  11. 11.Ng1 Na6
  12. 12.f3 Bd7
  13. 13.Qc2 Nb4
  14. 14.Qe2 a5
  15. 15.Be3 Nf6
  16. 16.O-O-O Bh6
  17. 17.Bh3 Kg7
  18. 18.Bxd7 Nxd7
  19. 19.Nh3 Bxe3+
  20. 20.Qxe3 Nb6
  21. 21.c5 Nd7
  22. 22.cxd6 cxd6
  23. 23.Kb1 Rc8
  24. 24.Nf2 Nb6
  25. 25.b3 a4
  26. 26.Rc1 axb3
  27. 27.axb3 Nd7
  28. 28.Nd3 Qa5
  29. 29.Nxb4 Qxb4
  30. 30.Na2 Qa3
  31. 31.Rxc8 Rxc8
  32. 32.Rc1 Ra8
  33. 33.Rc2 hxg3
  34. 34.hxg3 Nc5
  35. 35.f4 Ra4
  36. 36.fxe5 Rxe4
  37. 37.Qc3 Rxe5
  38. 38.Nc1 Ne4
  39. 39.Qc8 Rxd5
  40. 40.Rh2 Rh5
  41. 41.Rxh5 gxh5
  42. 42.Qxb7 d5
  43. 43.Qc7 Qb4
  44. 44.Qe5+ Kg6
  45. 45.Qe8 Nf6
  46. 46.Qc6 Qe4+
  47. 47.Qc2 Kg5
  48. 48.Nd3 Qe3
  49. 49.b4 Ne4
  50. 50.b5 Nd2+
  51. 51.Ka2 Qa7+
  52. 52.Kb2 Nc4+
  53. 53.Kc3 Qa1+
  54. 54.Nb2 Qe1+
  55. 55.Kb3 Qxg3+

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