Lajos Portisch vs Vasily Smyslov

IBM · 1971 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event IBM
Site Amsterdam
Round 6
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E56)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

3r4/7R/5kp1/4n3/8/2K3PP/2B5/8 w - - 3 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 d5
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 Ba5
  10. 10.Qd3 a6
  11. 11.Rd1 b5
  12. 12.Ba2 Bb6
  13. 13.h3 c4
  14. 14.Qc2 Qc7
  15. 15.e4 e5
  16. 16.Be3 exd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Nxd4
  18. 18.Bxd4 Bxd4
  19. 19.Rxd4 Be6
  20. 20.Rad1 Rad8
  21. 21.Qd2 Rxd4
  22. 22.Qxd4 Nd7
  23. 23.Bb1 Rb8
  24. 24.Ne2 Qb6
  25. 25.f4 f6
  26. 26.Qxb6 Nxb6
  27. 27.Rd6 Kf7
  28. 28.Nd4 Bd7
  29. 29.e5 fxe5
  30. 30.fxe5 g6
  31. 31.Be4 Be8
  32. 32.Kf2 a5
  33. 33.Kf3 b4
  34. 34.axb4 axb4
  35. 35.Kf4 b3
  36. 36.Nc6 Bxc6
  37. 37.Rxc6 Ke7
  38. 38.Rc7+ Ke6
  39. 39.Rc6+ Ke7
  40. 40.Ke3 Na4
  41. 41.Kd4 Rd8+
  42. 42.Kxc4 Nxb2+
  43. 43.Kc3 Nd1+
  44. 44.Kxb3 Nf2
  45. 45.Bc2 Nd3
  46. 46.Rc7+ Ke6
  47. 47.Rxh7 Kxe5
  48. 48.g3 Kf6
  49. 49.Kc3 Ne5

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