Lajos Portisch vs Mikhail Tal

The Game

White	Lajos Portisch
Black	Mikhail Tal
Result	0-1
Event	Candidats qf1
Site	Bled
Round	7
Date	1965.00.00
Opening	Nimzo-Indian Defense (E51)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2Q2k1p/6p1/4n3/2pp3P/6q1/6P1/3N2K1 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.e3 O-O
5. 5.Nf3 c5
6. 6.Be2 d5
7. 7.O-O cxd4
8. 8.exd4 Nc6
9. 9.Bg5 Be7
10. 10.Rc1 b6
11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
12. 12.cxd5 exd5
13. 13.Qa4 Bb7
14. 14.Rfd1 a6
15. 15.Qb3 Re8
16. 16.Bf1 Na5
17. 17.Qc2 Rc8
18. 18.Re1 Rxe1
19. 19.Rxe1 Nc4
20. 20.Bd3 g6
21. 21.Qe2 b5
22. 22.Ne5 Bxe5
23. 23.dxe5 d4
24. 24.Nd1 Qg5
25. 25.f4 Qxf4
26. 26.e6 Bd5
27. 27.Rf1 Qg5
28. 28.exf7+ Bxf7
29. 29.b3 Ne5
30. 30.a4 Bd5
31. 31.Be4 Bxb3
32. 32.axb5 Bc4
33. 33.Qc2 axb5
34. 34.Bd5+ Kg7
35. 35.Bxc4 bxc4
36. 36.Qe4 Rd8
37. 37.h4 Qg3
38. 38.Qb7+ Rd7
39. 39.Qc8 Rf7
40. 40.Rxf7+ Kxf7
41. 41.Qc7+

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