Lajos Portisch vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats Tournament · 1985 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 24 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Montpellier
Round 12
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 24
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Final Position

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

r3r1k1/1p1nqpp1/7p/8/bpPR4/1N1Q4/1P3PPP/3B1RK1 b - - 3 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Qc2 Nc6
  9. 9.Rd1 Qa5
  10. 10.a3 Be7
  11. 11.Nd2 e5
  12. 12.Bg5 d4
  13. 13.Nb3 Qd8
  14. 14.Be2 a5
  15. 15.Na4 h6
  16. 16.Bh4 Bd7
  17. 17.O-O Nb4
  18. 18.axb4 Bxa4
  19. 19.exd4 exd4
  20. 20.Rd3 Nd7
  21. 21.Bxe7 Qxe7
  22. 22.Rxd4 axb4
  23. 23.Qd3 Rfe8
  24. 24.Bd1

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