Lajos Portisch vs Jan Timman

Candidats Tournament · 1985 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Montpellier
Round 8
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5QB1/pb5k/3p4/PPp3pp/3qn3/8/6PP/4R2K b - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.e3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bd3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Nbd2 O-O
  7. 7.a3 Bxd2+
  8. 8.Qxd2 c5
  9. 9.b4 d6
  10. 10.Bb2 Nbd7
  11. 11.O-O Rc8
  12. 12.dxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.b5 e5
  14. 14.Bf5 g6
  15. 15.Bc2 Nb6
  16. 16.Qe2 Ne4
  17. 17.a4 Qe7
  18. 18.a5 Nd7
  19. 19.Rad1 Rcd8
  20. 20.Nd2 f5
  21. 21.Rfe1 Ndf6
  22. 22.f3 Ng5
  23. 23.Qf2 Ne6
  24. 24.f4 Ne4
  25. 25.Nxe4 fxe4
  26. 26.Qg3 exf4
  27. 27.exf4 Rxf4
  28. 28.Bc1 Rh4
  29. 29.Rd5 e3
  30. 30.Bxe3 Rxc4
  31. 31.Bg5 Qd7
  32. 32.Rd2 Nxg5
  33. 33.Bb3 Ne4
  34. 34.Bxc4+ Kh8
  35. 35.Qh4 Re8
  36. 36.Rf2 Qg7
  37. 37.Rf7 Qd4+
  38. 38.Kh1 h5
  39. 39.Qf4 g5
  40. 40.Rf8+ Rxf8
  41. 41.Qxf8+ Kh7
  42. 42.Bg8+

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