Lajos Portisch vs Jan Timman

Tilburg · 1980 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1980.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

r2b2k1/5p1p/3Bp1p1/3b4/p2P4/4PP2/3K2PP/R3N3 w - - 0 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.d4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 g6
  7. 7.Bf4 Bg7
  8. 8.e3 Qa5
  9. 9.Qd2 O-O
  10. 10.Be2 Nc6
  11. 11.Rb1 cxd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Qxd2+
  13. 13.Kxd2 Rd8
  14. 14.Bb5 Bf5
  15. 15.Bxc6 Bxb1
  16. 16.Bxb7 Bxa2
  17. 17.Bxa8 Rxa8
  18. 18.Ra1 Bd5
  19. 19.Ra5 e6
  20. 20.Bd6 Bf6
  21. 21.Ne1 Bd8
  22. 22.Ra1 a5
  23. 23.f3 a4

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