Lajos Portisch vs Lev Polugaevsky

Portoroz playoff · 1973 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event Portoroz playoff
Site Portoroz
Round 2
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6p1/5p1p/3k1B1P/4p1P1/1P2P3/n2K1P2/8 b - - 12 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.d4 c6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O b4
  10. 10.Ne4 Nxe4
  11. 11.Bxe4 Be7
  12. 12.Nd2 O-O
  13. 13.b3 Rc8
  14. 14.Nc4 Nf6
  15. 15.Bf3 Nd5
  16. 16.a3 a5
  17. 17.Bd2 c5
  18. 18.dxc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Nxa5 Ba6
  20. 20.axb4 Bxb4
  21. 21.Bxb4 Nxb4
  22. 22.Qxd8 Rfxd8
  23. 23.Rfd1 Rxd1+
  24. 24.Rxd1 Kf8
  25. 25.h3 Rc5
  26. 26.Rd8+ Ke7
  27. 27.Rb8 Rb5
  28. 28.Rxb5 Bxb5
  29. 29.g3 Kd6
  30. 30.Nb7+ Kc7
  31. 31.Nc5 h6
  32. 32.Bg2 Na2
  33. 33.Bf1 Kc6
  34. 34.Bxb5+ Kxc5
  35. 35.Be8 f6
  36. 36.Bd7 e5
  37. 37.Kg2 e4
  38. 38.h4 Nc1
  39. 39.Be6 Nd3
  40. 40.h5 Ne1+
  41. 41.Kh3 Kd6
  42. 42.Bf5 Ke5
  43. 43.g4 Nc2
  44. 44.Kg2 Kd5
  45. 45.Bh7 Nb4
  46. 46.Kf1 Nc6
  47. 47.Ke2 Nb4
  48. 48.Kd2 Na2
  49. 49.Bf5

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