Lajos Portisch vs Vasily Smyslov

Candidats reserve · 1971 · Chigorin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats reserve
Site Portoroz
Round 5
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Chigorin Defense (D07)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/6R1/3kp3/P7/8/r6p/2B4K/8 w - - 6 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.Qa4 Bxf3
  5. 5.gxf3 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 e6
  7. 7.Bg5 dxc4
  8. 8.O-O-O Be7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Nd5
  10. 10.Bxe7 Ncxe7
  11. 11.Kb1 Nxc3+
  12. 12.Qxc3 Nd5
  13. 13.Qc1 Qe7
  14. 14.Rg1 g6
  15. 15.e4 Nb6
  16. 16.Qc5 Qxc5
  17. 17.dxc5 Nd7
  18. 18.c6 bxc6
  19. 19.Rc1 Ne5
  20. 20.Rc3 c5
  21. 21.f4 Nd7
  22. 22.Bb5 a6
  23. 23.Bc6 Rd8
  24. 24.Rxc5 Ke7
  25. 25.Rc4 Nb6
  26. 26.Rc2 Rd4
  27. 27.Bb7 Nc4
  28. 28.Bxa6 Nd2+
  29. 29.Kc1 Nxe4
  30. 30.Rxc7+ Kf6
  31. 31.Rd1 Rxd1+
  32. 32.Kxd1 Ra8
  33. 33.Rc6 Nxf2+
  34. 34.Ke2 Ne4
  35. 35.a4 Rb8
  36. 36.Ke3 Rxb2
  37. 37.Kxe4 Rxh2
  38. 38.Bc4 Rh5
  39. 39.Rb6 Ra5
  40. 40.Ra6 Rc5
  41. 41.Bb5 h5
  42. 42.Ra7 Rc8
  43. 43.a5 h4
  44. 44.Kf3 Rc3+
  45. 45.Kg2 h3+
  46. 46.Kh2 g5
  47. 47.Be8 Kf5
  48. 48.Rxf7+ Kg4
  49. 49.Ba4 Rd3
  50. 50.Rd7 Ra3
  51. 51.Bd1+ Kf5
  52. 52.Bc2+ Kf6
  53. 53.fxg5+ Kxg5
  54. 54.Rg7+ Kf6
  55. 55.Rg6+ Ke7
  56. 56.Rg7+ Kd6

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