Lajos Portisch vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats qf1 · 1965 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 83 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf1
Site Bled
Round 1
Date 1965.00.00
Opening English Opening (A38)
Moves 83
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Final Position

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

8/8/b7/8/5k2/6p1/6B1/4K3 b - - 33 83

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.d3 a6
  8. 8.a3 Rb8
  9. 9.Rb1 b5
  10. 10.cxb5 axb5
  11. 11.b4 cxb4
  12. 12.axb4 d6
  13. 13.Bd2 Bd7
  14. 14.Qc1 Rc8
  15. 15.Bh6 Nd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Bxh6
  17. 17.Qxh6 Rxc3
  18. 18.Qd2 Qc7
  19. 19.Rfc1 Rc8
  20. 20.Rxc3 Qxc3
  21. 21.Qxc3 Rxc3
  22. 22.Kf1 e5
  23. 23.Nb3 Be6
  24. 24.Na5 Rc2
  25. 25.Nb7 Bg4
  26. 26.f3 Bd7
  27. 27.Nxd6 Nd5
  28. 28.Ne4 f5
  29. 29.Nc5 Bc6
  30. 30.Kf2 Nc3
  31. 31.Re1 Na2
  32. 32.Rb1 Nc3
  33. 33.Re1 Rb2
  34. 34.Na6 Kf7
  35. 35.Bf1 Na2
  36. 36.Rd1 Nxb4
  37. 37.Nxb4 Rxb4
  38. 38.Rc1 Bd7
  39. 39.Rc5 Ke6
  40. 40.e4 Rb2+
  41. 41.Ke3 Rxh2
  42. 42.d4 exd4+
  43. 43.Kxd4 fxe4
  44. 44.fxe4 Rd2+
  45. 45.Bd3 Rd1
  46. 46.e5 b4
  47. 47.Ke3 Ke7
  48. 48.Rc7 Kd8
  49. 49.Rb7 Rg1
  50. 50.Bc4 Rxg3+
  51. 51.Kd4 b3
  52. 52.Kd5 Rc3
  53. 53.Rb4 Ke7
  54. 54.Rb7 b2
  55. 55.Kd4 Rc2
  56. 56.Ba2 Ke8
  57. 57.e6 Bc8
  58. 58.Rxh7 Bxe6
  59. 59.Bb1 Bf5
  60. 60.Rb7 Rh2
  61. 61.Ba2 Kd8
  62. 62.Kc3 Rc2+
  63. 63.Kb3 g5
  64. 64.Ka3 g4
  65. 65.Rxb2 g3
  66. 66.Rxc2 Bxc2
  67. 67.Bd5 Kc7
  68. 68.Kb2 Kd6
  69. 69.Bg2 Ba4
  70. 70.Kc3 Bc6
  71. 71.Bh3 Ke5
  72. 72.Kd2 Kf4
  73. 73.Ke1 Bb5
  74. 74.Bc8 Ke3
  75. 75.Bb7 Bd3
  76. 76.Bg2 Be2
  77. 77.Bc6 Bc4
  78. 78.Bb7 Kf4
  79. 79.Bc6 Bd3
  80. 80.Bb7 Kg4
  81. 81.Bg2 Ba6
  82. 82.Kd2 Kf4
  83. 83.Ke1

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