Lajos Portisch vs Jan Timman

Buenos Aires ol (Men) · 1978 · English Opening · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Buenos Aires ol (Men)
Site Buenos Aires
Date 1978.00.00
Opening English Opening (A10)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

kq2r3/1bR1Pp2/pP1Q3p/6p1/3N4/5P1P/6PK/8 b - - 4 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.e4 e5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.O-O Nd6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 dxc4
  9. 9.Qa4+ c6
  10. 10.Rd1 Qc7
  11. 11.Qxc4 Be6
  12. 12.Qh4 Nd7
  13. 13.Nc3 Be7
  14. 14.Bg5 Bxg5
  15. 15.Qxg5 h6
  16. 16.Qe3 Qb6
  17. 17.Rd4 O-O-O
  18. 18.b4 Qc7
  19. 19.Rc1 Kb8
  20. 20.a4 Nb6
  21. 21.b5 Nd5
  22. 22.Nxd5 Bxd5
  23. 23.bxc6 Bxc6
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  25. 25.Nd4 Qd7
  26. 26.Rd1 Ka8
  27. 27.Rd2 b6
  28. 28.a5 Re8
  29. 29.axb6 Bb7
  30. 30.h3 g5
  31. 31.Qa3 a6
  32. 32.Qd6 Qa4
  33. 33.e6 Qa1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Qf1
  35. 35.f3 Qc4
  36. 36.e7 Qc8
  37. 37.Rc2 Qb8
  38. 38.Rc7

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