Lajos Portisch vs Vasily Smyslov

Capablanca mem · 1964 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Capablanca mem
Site Havana
Round 9
Date 1964.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E54)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

Q7/6pk/1P5p/Pr3p2/8/7P/6PK/1r6 b - - 13 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.d4 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 d5
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Qe7
  9. 9.a3 Ba5
  10. 10.Qc2 Bd7
  11. 11.Bd3 Rc8
  12. 12.Bd2 Bb6
  13. 13.dxc5 Qxc5
  14. 14.e4 Nc6
  15. 15.Be3 Qh5
  16. 16.Bxb6 axb6
  17. 17.Qb3 Qc5
  18. 18.h3 Na5
  19. 19.Qd1 e5
  20. 20.Nd5 Qd6
  21. 21.b4 Nxd5
  22. 22.exd5 Nc4
  23. 23.Bxc4 Rxc4
  24. 24.Qe2 Rc3
  25. 25.Nxe5 Re8
  26. 26.Rfe1 h6
  27. 27.Qd2 Rec8
  28. 28.Nxd7 Qxd7
  29. 29.d6 R3c6
  30. 30.Rad1 Rd8
  31. 31.Qf4 Kh7
  32. 32.Re7 Qxe7
  33. 33.dxe7 Rxd1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Re1
  35. 35.Qf5+ Kg8
  36. 36.Qd7 Rce6
  37. 37.Qxb7 Rxe7
  38. 38.Qxb6 R1e6
  39. 39.Qd4 Re4
  40. 40.Qd8+ Re8
  41. 41.Qd5 R8e5
  42. 42.Qd8+ Re8
  43. 43.Qd3 Re2
  44. 44.a4 Rxf2
  45. 45.a5 Rb2
  46. 46.Qb5 Re4
  47. 47.Qb8+ Kh7
  48. 48.b5 Reb4
  49. 49.b6 Rb5
  50. 50.Qa7 f5
  51. 51.Qa8 Rb1
  52. 52.Kg3 R1b3+
  53. 53.Kf2 Rb2+
  54. 54.Kg1 Rb1+
  55. 55.Kh2 R1b2
  56. 56.Qa6 Rb1
  57. 57.Qa8

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