Lajos Portisch vs Mikhail Tal

Tilburg · 1980 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b1r5/p4ppk/7p/4r2P/4N3/2n1P3/qPQ1BPP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Rc1 Bb7
  9. 9.Be2 Nbd7
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.O-O c5
  12. 12.Bb5 Rc8
  13. 13.dxc5 bxc5
  14. 14.Re1 Nb6
  15. 15.Qe2 Ne4
  16. 16.Nxe4 dxe4
  17. 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.Nd2 Rfd8
  19. 19.Rc2 Rd5
  20. 20.Nc4 Qg5
  21. 21.Na5 Ba8
  22. 22.Rec1 Rcd8
  23. 23.Nb3 Rc8
  24. 24.h3 Qe7
  25. 25.Rc3 Rg5
  26. 26.Qc2 Qe6
  27. 27.h4 Re5
  28. 28.Nxc5 Qxa2
  29. 29.Be2 Kh7
  30. 30.Nb3 Bd5
  31. 31.Nc5 Ba8
  32. 32.h5 Nd5
  33. 33.Nxe4 Nxc3

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