Lajos Portisch vs Vasily Smyslov

Moscow · 1967 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 0-1
Event Moscow
Site Moscow
Date 1967.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E54)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/p7/2pn3p/5pp1/5K2/Pr4P1/1b1RN2P/1R6 w - g6 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Bd3 d5
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Qe7
  9. 9.a3 Ba5
  10. 10.Qc2 Bd7
  11. 11.Bd2 Rc8
  12. 12.Bd3 cxd4
  13. 13.exd4 h6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Qd8
  15. 15.Qc1 Qf8
  16. 16.Ne5 Nc6
  17. 17.Nxd7 Nxd7
  18. 18.Re4 f5
  19. 19.Re1 Nxd4
  20. 20.Qd1 Nf6
  21. 21.Be3 e5
  22. 22.Qa4 Bb6
  23. 23.Bxd4 exd4
  24. 24.Ne2 Ne4
  25. 25.Nf4 Rc6
  26. 26.g3 Qf7
  27. 27.Bb1 Kh8
  28. 28.Ba2 Qf6
  29. 29.Bd5 d3
  30. 30.Bxc6 Bxf2+
  31. 31.Kh1 Qxc6
  32. 32.Qxc6 bxc6
  33. 33.Red1 d2
  34. 34.Kg2 Bd4
  35. 35.Rab1 Rb8
  36. 36.Ne2 Bxb2
  37. 37.Kf3 Rb3+
  38. 38.Kf4 Nd6
  39. 39.Rxd2 g5#

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