Lajos Portisch vs Vasily Smyslov

Amsterdam Interzonal · 1964 · Queen's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 65 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 0-1
Event Amsterdam Interzonal
Site Amsterdam
Round 8
Date 1964.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3k4/3n2N1/p2P3p/2p3p1/2P3P1/P5q1/5p2/1Q3B1K w - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.Qa4 c6
  6. 6.Nc3 Be7
  7. 7.Bg2 O-O
  8. 8.Bf4 d6
  9. 9.Rc1 Qc8
  10. 10.O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.Rfd1 Bb7
  12. 12.e4 Nh5
  13. 13.Bg5 Bxg5
  14. 14.Nxg5 Nhf6
  15. 15.Qa3 h6
  16. 16.Nf3 c5
  17. 17.Ne1 a6
  18. 18.dxc5 dxc5
  19. 19.Qb3 Qc7
  20. 20.f4 e5
  21. 21.Nd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.exd5 Qd6
  23. 23.Nd3 Rfe8
  24. 24.Re1 exf4
  25. 25.Nxf4 Ne5
  26. 26.Qc3 b5
  27. 27.b3 bxc4
  28. 28.bxc4 Rab8
  29. 29.a3 Re7
  30. 30.Re2 Rbe8
  31. 31.Rce1 Ned7
  32. 32.Bh3 Rxe2
  33. 33.Rxe2 Rxe2
  34. 34.Nxe2 Qe5
  35. 35.Qd3 Qa1+
  36. 36.Bf1 Ng4
  37. 37.h3 Nge5
  38. 38.Qc3 Qb1
  39. 39.Nf4 Qe4
  40. 40.Kf2 g5
  41. 41.Nh5 f5
  42. 42.Qb3 Qd4+
  43. 43.Kg2 Qd2+
  44. 44.Kg1 Kf7
  45. 45.Bg2 Qe1+
  46. 46.Bf1 Qd2
  47. 47.Bg2 Qe2
  48. 48.g4 f4
  49. 49.Qb1 Qe3+
  50. 50.Kh2 Qd3
  51. 51.Qb7 Qd2
  52. 52.Kg1 f3
  53. 53.Bf1 Qe3+
  54. 54.Kh1 Qe1
  55. 55.Kg1 Qe3+
  56. 56.Kh1 Qf2
  57. 57.Qb1 Kg8
  58. 58.Qa1 Kf8
  59. 59.d6 Kf7
  60. 60.Qd1 Ke8
  61. 61.Ng7+ Kd8
  62. 62.Qb1 Nxg4
  63. 63.hxg4 Qh4+
  64. 64.Kg1 Qg3+
  65. 65.Kh1 f2

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