Lajos Portisch vs Nigel Short

London · 1986 · Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London
Site London
Round 7
Date 1986.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D32)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

3r4/1p2kpp1/1Nn2n1p/3p4/P4P2/3BPK1P/1R4P1/8 b - - 4 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 c5
  3. 3.Nf3 e6
  4. 4.e3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.d4 Nc6
  7. 7.Be2 Bd6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.a3 Bb6
  11. 11.Na4 Bc7
  12. 12.b4 Bg4
  13. 13.Bb2 Bxf3
  14. 14.Bxf3 Be5
  15. 15.Qe2 Qd6
  16. 16.h3 a5
  17. 17.Nb6 Rad8
  18. 18.bxa5 Qc5
  19. 19.Rab1 Qxa5
  20. 20.a4 Bxb2
  21. 21.Qxb2 Rd6
  22. 22.Qa3 Rfd8
  23. 23.Rb5 Qd2
  24. 24.Rb2 Qa5
  25. 25.Rc1 h6
  26. 26.Qc5 Qxc5
  27. 27.Rxc5 Ne5
  28. 28.Be2 Rc6
  29. 29.Rxc6 Nxc6
  30. 30.Bb5 Na7
  31. 31.Bd3 Nc6
  32. 32.f4 Kf8
  33. 33.Kf2 Ke7
  34. 34.Kf3

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