Lajos Portisch vs Vasily Smyslov

Monte Carlo · 1969 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Date 1969.00.00
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/p1Pk3p/1p6/3pb3/P2N1NP1/4K3/8 b - - 2 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.b3 d5
  8. 8.e3 dxc4
  9. 9.bxc4 c5
  10. 10.Qe2 Nc6
  11. 11.Rd1 Rc8
  12. 12.Rb1 Rc7
  13. 13.d3 Qa8
  14. 14.Bb2 Rd8
  15. 15.e4 Rcd7
  16. 16.Bh3 Ne8
  17. 17.Nb5 Bf6
  18. 18.Bxf6 Nxf6
  19. 19.Ne1 Ne8
  20. 20.Nc2 Nc7
  21. 21.Nc3 Na6
  22. 22.a3 Nab8
  23. 23.f4 Ne7
  24. 24.Rd2 Nbc6
  25. 25.Rf1 Na5
  26. 26.Rdd1 Qb8
  27. 27.f5 Qe5
  28. 28.fxe6 fxe6
  29. 29.d4 cxd4
  30. 30.Qg4 Kh8
  31. 31.Qxe6 Qc5
  32. 32.Na4 Qg5
  33. 33.Qg4 Qh6
  34. 34.Qe6 Ng6
  35. 35.Qxd7 Rxd7
  36. 36.Bxd7 Nb3
  37. 37.Be6 Qg5
  38. 38.Rf2 Bxe4
  39. 39.Re1 Bc6
  40. 40.Nb2 h6
  41. 41.Nb4 Bb7
  42. 42.Bf5 Ne7
  43. 43.Bc2 Nc5
  44. 44.N2d3 Ne4
  45. 45.Rf8+ Ng8
  46. 46.Nf4 Nxg3
  47. 47.Rxg8+ Kxg8
  48. 48.Re8+ Kf7
  49. 49.Bg6+ Qxg6
  50. 50.Nxg6 Kxe8
  51. 51.hxg3 Kd7
  52. 52.Kf2 Kd6
  53. 53.Nd3 Be4
  54. 54.Nge5 a6
  55. 55.Ke2 b5
  56. 56.c5+ Kd5
  57. 57.c6 Kd6
  58. 58.Nf3

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