Lajos Portisch vs Vasily Smyslov

Mar del Plata · 1966 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Mar del Plata
Site Mar del Plata
Round 10
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E43)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

1q2rnk1/5pbp/1p4p1/pP1p4/3P4/P7/1BR2PPP/2Q2NK1 w - - 2 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bd3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 b6
  7. 7.O-O Bb7
  8. 8.Na4 cxd4
  9. 9.exd4 Qc7
  10. 10.a3 Be7
  11. 11.b4 a5
  12. 12.b5 d6
  13. 13.Re1 Re8
  14. 14.Bb2 Nbd7
  15. 15.Rc1 Bf8
  16. 16.Nc3 g6
  17. 17.Ne4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Bxe4 Bxe4
  19. 19.Rxe4 Bg7
  20. 20.Nd2 Rac8
  21. 21.Re2 Qb8
  22. 22.Nf1 d5
  23. 23.cxd5 Rxc1
  24. 24.Qxc1 exd5
  25. 25.Rc2 Nf8

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