Lajos Portisch vs Lev Polugaevsky

HUN-URS · 1969 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event HUN-URS
Site URS
Date 1969.00.00
Opening English Opening (A16)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

4k3/7p/ppr1r1p1/5pP1/P1Ppp3/1R1P2P1/R3PK1P/8 b - - 6 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.cxd5 Nxd5
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Rb1 Nd7
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O c5
  10. 10.c4 Qc7
  11. 11.d3 Rb8
  12. 12.Bf4 e5
  13. 13.Bd2 b6
  14. 14.Ng5 Bb7
  15. 15.Ne4 Qc6
  16. 16.f3 Nf6
  17. 17.Nc3 Qd7
  18. 18.Be3 Ne8
  19. 19.Bf2 Nc7
  20. 20.Qa4 Qxa4
  21. 21.Nxa4 f5
  22. 22.Rb3 Ne6
  23. 23.Nc3 Nd4
  24. 24.Bxd4 cxd4
  25. 25.Nb5 a6
  26. 26.Nc7 Rfc8
  27. 27.Ne6 Bh6
  28. 28.f4 Bxg2
  29. 29.Kxg2 Rc6
  30. 30.Ng5 Re8
  31. 31.Kf2 Bxg5
  32. 32.fxg5 e4
  33. 33.a4 Kf7
  34. 34.Rfb1 Ree6
  35. 35.R1b2 Ke8
  36. 36.Ra2

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