Lajos Portisch vs Lev Polugaevsky

Palma de Mallorca Interzonal · 1970 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 0-1
Event Palma de Mallorca Interzonal
Site Palma de Mallorca
Round 5
Date 1970.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E56)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r3k1/6pp/p7/Bp6/1N4P1/P7/2b5/2R3Kr w - - 2 45

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 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 Ba5
  10. 10.Qd3 a6
  11. 11.Rd1 b5
  12. 12.Ba2 Bb6
  13. 13.Qc2 c4
  14. 14.Qe2 Qe8
  15. 15.b3 cxb3
  16. 16.Bxb3 Bb7
  17. 17.e4 e5
  18. 18.dxe5 Nxe5
  19. 19.Nxe5 Qxe5
  20. 20.Bb2 Bd4
  21. 21.Rxd4 Qxd4
  22. 22.Re1 Rfe8
  23. 23.e5 Qg4
  24. 24.f3 Qf4
  25. 25.g3 Qd4+
  26. 26.Kf1 Qc5
  27. 27.Nd1 Bd5
  28. 28.Qc2 Qxc2
  29. 29.Bxc2 Nd7
  30. 30.f4 Bc4+
  31. 31.Kg1 Nc5
  32. 32.Nf2 Rad8
  33. 33.Bc3 Nd3
  34. 34.Bxd3 Bxd3
  35. 35.Ba5 Rd7
  36. 36.g4 Bc2
  37. 37.Rc1 Rc8
  38. 38.f5 Rd5
  39. 39.e6 fxe6
  40. 40.fxe6 Re5
  41. 41.Nd3 Rxe6
  42. 42.Nb4 Re2
  43. 43.Kf1 Rxh2
  44. 44.Kg1 Rh1+

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