Lajos Portisch vs Nigel Short

World Cup · 1989 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Cup
Site Rotterdam
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/p1q3k1/1p2p2p/4b3/4P1N1/3Q4/P5PP/6K1 w - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Rc1 Nd7
  12. 12.O-O c5
  13. 13.Bb1 Rc8
  14. 14.Nb5 cxd4
  15. 15.Rxc8 Qxc8
  16. 16.Nfxd4 Qb8
  17. 17.Qc2 g6
  18. 18.Nc6 Bxc6
  19. 19.Qxc6 Rd8
  20. 20.Qxd5 Nf8
  21. 21.Qb3 Kg7
  22. 22.Nc3 Ne6
  23. 23.f4 Rd2
  24. 24.Bxg6 Kxg6
  25. 25.f5+ Kg7
  26. 26.fxe6 Qe5
  27. 27.Rf3 fxe6
  28. 28.Qb4 Rc2
  29. 29.Qg4+ Qg5
  30. 30.Qh3 Qg6
  31. 31.Nd1 Rc1
  32. 32.Rf1 Bxb2
  33. 33.Qf3 Bf6
  34. 34.Qb7+ Qf7
  35. 35.Qf3 Qg6
  36. 36.e4 Rc7
  37. 37.Qd3 Rf7
  38. 38.Ne3 Be5
  39. 39.Rxf7+ Qxf7
  40. 40.Ng4 Qc7

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