Lajos Portisch vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats qf1 · 1965 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Candidats qf1
Site Bled
Round 3
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E52)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3b2k1/3NpP1p/1pp1P2P/8/P3R1PK/r7/8 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 b6
  7. 7.O-O Bb7
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qc2 c5
  11. 11.Ne5 Nxe5
  12. 12.dxe5 Ne4
  13. 13.Bxe4 dxe4
  14. 14.Rfd1 Qe7
  15. 15.a3 Ba5
  16. 16.Nxe4 Bxd2
  17. 17.Rxd2 Qxe5
  18. 18.Nd6 Bc6
  19. 19.Rad1 Rad8
  20. 20.Qb3 Rd7
  21. 21.e4 Qe6
  22. 22.Qxe6 fxe6
  23. 23.e5 Ba4
  24. 24.Rc1 Rf5
  25. 25.Re2 Rf4
  26. 26.f3 Rd4
  27. 27.Kf2 Rd3
  28. 28.Rc3 Rxc3
  29. 29.bxc3 g5
  30. 30.Ne4 Rd3
  31. 31.Nxg5 Bd7
  32. 32.Re3 Rd2+
  33. 33.Kg3 Kg7
  34. 34.Ne4 Ra2
  35. 35.c4 Kg6
  36. 36.h4 h6
  37. 37.h5+ Kf7
  38. 38.Kh3 Bc6
  39. 39.Nd6+ Kg7
  40. 40.g3 a6
  41. 41.f4 b5
  42. 42.cxb5 axb5
  43. 43.f5 Bd7
  44. 44.f6+

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