Lajos Portisch vs Jan Timman

World Cup · 1989 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Cup
Site Rotterdam
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/p7/4b3/P4kN1/8/2K1P3/8/8 b - - 0 58

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 c5
  7. 7.a3 Bxd2+
  8. 8.Bxd2 Ne4
  9. 9.Bxe4 Bxe4
  10. 10.Bc3 f6
  11. 11.Nd2 Bg6
  12. 12.dxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.b4 O-O
  14. 14.O-O Qc7
  15. 15.Rc1 d6
  16. 16.Qg4 Bf5
  17. 17.Qg3 Nd7
  18. 18.Rfd1 Rac8
  19. 19.Nb3 e5
  20. 20.f4 Rfe8
  21. 21.Na5 Nb6
  22. 22.bxc5 dxc5
  23. 23.fxe5 fxe5
  24. 24.Ba1 Re6
  25. 25.Qf3 Rf6
  26. 26.Qb7 Nd7
  27. 27.Bc3 Rg6
  28. 28.Qxc7 Rxc7
  29. 29.Rd2 h6
  30. 30.Rf1 Rf6
  31. 31.Rd5 Be6
  32. 32.Bxe5 Rxf1+
  33. 33.Kxf1 Nxe5
  34. 34.Rxe5 Kf7
  35. 35.Ke1 Kf6
  36. 36.Rh5 Bf5
  37. 37.Rh4 Rd7
  38. 38.Rf4 g5
  39. 39.Rf2 Ke5
  40. 40.Rd2 Rxd2
  41. 41.Kxd2 Be4
  42. 42.g3 Kd6
  43. 43.Nb3 Bf5
  44. 44.a4 Be4
  45. 45.a5 Bf5
  46. 46.h4 Be4
  47. 47.hxg5 hxg5
  48. 48.Nc1 Ke5
  49. 49.Ne2 Bg2
  50. 50.Nc3 Bf1
  51. 51.Na4 Bxc4
  52. 52.Nxc5 Kd5
  53. 53.Nd7 Ke4
  54. 54.Nf6+ Kf3
  55. 55.g4 Be6
  56. 56.Nh7 Kxg4
  57. 57.Kc3 Kf5
  58. 58.Nxg5

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