Lajos Portisch vs Tigran Petrosian

Niksic · 1983 · English Opening · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1-0
Event Niksic
Site Niksic
Round 7
Date 1983.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/1pr3pk/5p1p/p2P1N1P/5bP1/5P2/5PK1/8 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nb6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.d3 Be7
  8. 8.a3 Be6
  9. 9.b4 O-O
  10. 10.O-O f6
  11. 11.Bb2 Qd7
  12. 12.Ne4 Rfd8
  13. 13.Qc2 Bf8
  14. 14.Rac1 Qf7
  15. 15.b5 Na5
  16. 16.Nfd2 Nb3
  17. 17.Nxb3 Bxb3
  18. 18.Qxc7 Na4
  19. 19.Qxf7+ Bxf7
  20. 20.Ba1 Rac8
  21. 21.Bh3 Rxc1
  22. 22.Rxc1 Bxa3
  23. 23.Rc7 Bd5
  24. 24.Bf5 Bb4
  25. 25.g4 Ba5
  26. 26.Rc1 h6
  27. 27.h4 Kf8
  28. 28.h5 Bb6
  29. 29.Kf1 Ke7
  30. 30.Nd2 Be6
  31. 31.Ne4 Bd5
  32. 32.Ng3 Kf8
  33. 33.Be4 Nc5
  34. 34.Bxd5 Rxd5
  35. 35.Bb2 Ne6
  36. 36.Ba3+ Kg8
  37. 37.Rc8+ Kh7
  38. 38.Re8 Nf4
  39. 39.Bc1 Rxb5
  40. 40.Bxf4 exf4
  41. 41.Nf5 a5
  42. 42.Rb8 f3
  43. 43.exf3 Bc7
  44. 44.Rc8 Rc5
  45. 45.d4 Rc1+
  46. 46.Kg2 Bf4
  47. 47.Rd8 Rc7
  48. 48.d5

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