Lajos Portisch vs Mikhail Tal

Varese playoff · 1976 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 20 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Varese playoff
Site Biel
Round 3
Date 1976.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 20
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Final Position

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

2rr2k1/1p3bpp/1q3p2/p2p4/1b1P4/2B1R1P1/PP1Q1PBP/2R3K1 b - - 6 20

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.d4 O-O
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.Bg5 f6
  12. 12.Bd2 Be6
  13. 13.e3 Qb6
  14. 14.Bc3 Rfd8
  15. 15.Qd2 a5
  16. 16.Nd4 Nxd4
  17. 17.exd4 Bb4
  18. 18.Rfe1 Bf7
  19. 19.Rac1 Rac8
  20. 20.Re3

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