Lajos Portisch vs Mikhail Tal

Varese playoff · 1976 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Varese playoff
Site Biel
Round 1
Date 1976.00.00
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/5pkp/4p1p1/1Q6/4P2P/1Pq2PP1/6K1/8 b - - 6 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bg2 c5
  5. 5.O-O g6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bxg2
  9. 9.Kxg2 Qc8
  10. 10.b3 Qb7+
  11. 11.f3 Nc6
  12. 12.Bb2 O-O
  13. 13.e4 Rac8
  14. 14.Qd2 a6
  15. 15.Rac1 Rfd8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Nxd4
  17. 17.Qxd4 Ne8
  18. 18.Qd2 b5
  19. 19.cxb5 axb5
  20. 20.Nd5 Rxc1
  21. 21.Rxc1 Bxb2
  22. 22.Qxb2 e6
  23. 23.Nb4 Rc8
  24. 24.Rc3 Rxc3
  25. 25.Qxc3 Qa7
  26. 26.Qd3 Qc5
  27. 27.Qxd7 Qxb4
  28. 28.Qxe8+ Kg7
  29. 29.Qd7 Qc3
  30. 30.Qxb5 Qd2+
  31. 31.Kf1 Qxa2
  32. 32.h4 Qb1+
  33. 33.Kg2 Qc2+
  34. 34.Kh3 Qc3
  35. 35.Kg2

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