Lajos Portisch vs Vasily Smyslov

Hoogovens · 1972 · English Opening · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 3
Date 1972.00.00
Opening English Opening (A11)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1k6/7p/p1K1p3/6p1/1P1P2P1/7P/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 Bf5
  4. 4.c4 c6
  5. 5.cxd5 cxd5
  6. 6.Qb3 Qb6
  7. 7.Qxb6 axb6
  8. 8.Nc3 Nc6
  9. 9.d3 e6
  10. 10.Nb5 Bb4+
  11. 11.Bd2 Ke7
  12. 12.Nfd4 Bxd2+
  13. 13.Kxd2 Bg6
  14. 14.f4 h6
  15. 15.a3 Rhc8
  16. 16.Rac1 Bh7
  17. 17.Bh3 Nd7
  18. 18.Rc3 Nxd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 Rxc3
  20. 20.Kxc3 Rc8+
  21. 21.Kd2 Bg8
  22. 22.Rc1 Rxc1
  23. 23.Kxc1 f6
  24. 24.Kd2 Bf7
  25. 25.Bg2 g6
  26. 26.Nb5 Nb8
  27. 27.e4 dxe4
  28. 28.Bxe4 Nc6
  29. 29.Kc3 e5
  30. 30.fxe5 fxe5
  31. 31.a4 Kd7
  32. 32.Na3 g5
  33. 33.Nc4 Bxc4
  34. 34.Kxc4 Kd6
  35. 35.Kb5 Kc7
  36. 36.Bxc6 bxc6+
  37. 37.Ka6 g4
  38. 38.b3 c5
  39. 39.Kb5 Kb7
  40. 40.a5 bxa5
  41. 41.Kxc5

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