Lajos Portisch vs Vasily Smyslov

Candidats reserve · 1971 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats reserve
Site Portoroz
Round 1
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

rr3bk1/1b1B1p1p/1q1p2p1/p1pPp3/4P2P/6P1/PPQN1P2/1R1R2K1 b - - 0 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 Ne4
  7. 7.Bd2 d6
  8. 8.d5 Nxd2
  9. 9.Qxd2 e5
  10. 10.h4 Nd7
  11. 11.e4 a5
  12. 12.Bh3 Nc5
  13. 13.Qc2 O-O
  14. 14.Na4 c6
  15. 15.Nxc5 bxc5
  16. 16.Nd2 Qb6
  17. 17.O-O g6
  18. 18.Rfd1 Rfb8
  19. 19.Rab1 Bf8
  20. 20.Bd7 cxd5
  21. 21.cxd5

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