Lajos Portisch vs Mikhail Tal

Montreal · 1979 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Montreal
Site Montreal
Round 6
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

r2r1k2/p4ppp/8/4n3/1P1p4/P2B2P1/5PP1/3RR1K1 b - - 3 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.a3 Bb7
  5. 5.Nc3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bf4 Bd6
  8. 8.Bg3 O-O
  9. 9.e3 c5
  10. 10.Bd3 Re8
  11. 11.O-O Bxg3
  12. 12.hxg3 Nbd7
  13. 13.dxc5 bxc5
  14. 14.b4 d4
  15. 15.exd4 Bxf3
  16. 16.Qxf3 cxd4
  17. 17.Nd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Qxd5 Ne5
  19. 19.Qxd8 Rexd8
  20. 20.Rad1 Kf8
  21. 21.Rfe1

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