Lajos Portisch vs Lev Polugaevsky

HUN-URS · 1969 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event HUN-URS
Site URS
Date 1969.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E56)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

2r5/5p1p/2Pkp1p1/p1R5/Pp2P3/3rPP2/1P5P/2R3K1 b - - 4 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bd3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 d5
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 Ba5
  10. 10.Qd3 a6
  11. 11.Ne4 b5
  12. 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  13. 13.Qe4 Bb7
  14. 14.Bd3 g6
  15. 15.dxc5 Nb4
  16. 16.Qe5 Qxe5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Nxd3
  18. 18.Nxd3 Rfd8
  19. 19.Ne5 Bc7
  20. 20.Nf3 Bxf3
  21. 21.gxf3 a5
  22. 22.e4 Be5
  23. 23.Rb1 b4
  24. 24.a4 Bd4
  25. 25.Be3 Bxe3
  26. 26.fxe3 Rac8
  27. 27.Rbc1 Rd3
  28. 28.Rc4 Kf8
  29. 29.c6 Ke7
  30. 30.Rc5 Kd6
  31. 31.Rfc1

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