Lajos Portisch vs Jan Timman

Hoogovens · 1972 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 1
Date 1972.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/p7/6R1/3k4/5pPP/2p2P2/r7/2K5 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 Na6
  8. 8.Bf4 c5
  9. 9.Rd1 cxd4
  10. 10.Rxd4 Qb6
  11. 11.e5 Be6
  12. 12.Qb5 Nh5
  13. 13.Be3 Qxb5
  14. 14.Bxb5 f6
  15. 15.Ra4 Nc7
  16. 16.Nd4 Nxb5
  17. 17.Nxe6 Nxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Rfc8
  19. 19.g4 Kf7
  20. 20.Nc5 b5
  21. 21.Rb4 Nf4
  22. 22.Rxf4 Bh6
  23. 23.Rf3 Bxe3
  24. 24.Ne4 Bd4
  25. 25.exf6 Bxf6
  26. 26.Ke2 Rc4
  27. 27.Rxf6+ exf6
  28. 28.Nd6+ Ke6
  29. 29.Nxc4 bxc4
  30. 30.Rb1 f5
  31. 31.f3 f4
  32. 32.Rb7 Kd6
  33. 33.Rxh7 Re8+
  34. 34.Kf2 Re3
  35. 35.Rh6 Rxc3
  36. 36.Rxg6+ Kd5
  37. 37.h4 Rc2+
  38. 38.Ke1 c3
  39. 39.Kd1 Rd2+
  40. 40.Kc1 Rxa2

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