Lajos Portisch vs Lev Polugaevsky

Portoroz playoff · 1973 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 19 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Portoroz playoff
Site Portoroz
Round 4
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 19
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Final Position

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

3r2k1/pp3ppp/1r1qb3/8/4P3/5N2/P3QPPP/1R1R2K1 w - - 2 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.d4 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 cxd4
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb4+
  9. 9.Bd2 Bxd2+
  10. 10.Qxd2 O-O
  11. 11.Bc4 Nc6
  12. 12.O-O Qd6
  13. 13.Rfd1 Rd8
  14. 14.Rac1 Bd7
  15. 15.Qe2 Rac8
  16. 16.d5 exd5
  17. 17.Bxd5 Be6
  18. 18.Bxc6 Rxc6
  19. 19.Rb1 Rb6

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