Lajos Portisch vs Lev Polugaevsky

Skopje/Ohrid · 1968 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event Skopje/Ohrid
Site Skopje
Round 1
Date 1968.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E53)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/5p1P/7R/p5P1/P1r2PK1/8/8/8 b - - 6 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 d5
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Qb3 Nb6
  10. 10.Nb5 a6
  11. 11.dxc5 Bxc5
  12. 12.Nbd4 Ne4
  13. 13.a4 a5
  14. 14.Qc2 Qe7
  15. 15.b3 Bg4
  16. 16.Bb2 Rfc8
  17. 17.Qe2 Nd7
  18. 18.h3 Bxd4
  19. 19.Bxd4 Bxf3
  20. 20.Qxf3 Nd2
  21. 21.Qg4 Nf6
  22. 22.Qh4 h6
  23. 23.Rfd1 Nxb3
  24. 24.Bxf6 Qxf6
  25. 25.Qxf6 gxf6
  26. 26.Rab1 Nc5
  27. 27.Bc2 Na6
  28. 28.Bb3 Nb4
  29. 29.Bxd5 Rc7
  30. 30.Bf3 Kg7
  31. 31.Rd6 Ra6
  32. 32.Rd8 Re6
  33. 33.Rbd1 f5
  34. 34.R1d7 Rxd7
  35. 35.Rxd7 b6
  36. 36.Bd1 f4
  37. 37.exf4 Na6
  38. 38.g3 Nc5
  39. 39.Rd4 Re1+
  40. 40.Kg2 Ne4
  41. 41.Bf3 Nc5
  42. 42.Bd1 Kf6
  43. 43.Kf3 Ke7
  44. 44.h4 Kf8
  45. 45.Rd5 Ne4
  46. 46.Bc2 Nc5
  47. 47.Rd1 Re6
  48. 48.g4 Rc6
  49. 49.g5 hxg5
  50. 50.fxg5 Ne6
  51. 51.Bf5 Rc3+
  52. 52.Rd3 Nd4+
  53. 53.Kg2 Rc4
  54. 54.Bd7 Ke7
  55. 55.h5 Kxd7
  56. 56.h6 Ke6
  57. 57.h7 Rc8
  58. 58.Rxd4 Rh8
  59. 59.Rh4 Kf5
  60. 60.f4 Kg6
  61. 61.Rh6+ Kg7
  62. 62.Rxb6 Rc8
  63. 63.Rh6 Kh8
  64. 64.Kf3 Rc4
  65. 65.Kg4

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