Lajos Portisch vs Jan Timman

Candidats qf2 · 1989 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 47 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Jan Timman
Result 0-1
Event Candidats qf2
Site Antwerp
Round 5
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A41)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5k1p/p4Pp1/2b5/5P2/2Q2KP1/3p4/3N3q w - - 2 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.c4 Bg4
  5. 5.Be2 Nc6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.d5 Bxf3
  8. 8.Bxf3 Nd4
  9. 9.Bxd4 exd4
  10. 10.Na3 Ne7
  11. 11.O-O c6
  12. 12.Rb1 O-O
  13. 13.Nc2 c5
  14. 14.b4 Nc8
  15. 15.Qd3 Qc7
  16. 16.Be2 Re8
  17. 17.bxc5 dxc5
  18. 18.f4 b5
  19. 19.Rxb5 Nd6
  20. 20.e5 Nxb5
  21. 21.cxb5 Qa5
  22. 22.d6 Qxa2
  23. 23.Qc4 Qb2
  24. 24.Bf3 Rab8
  25. 25.Bc6 Red8
  26. 26.Qxc5 d3
  27. 27.Nb4 d2
  28. 28.Nd3 Qb3
  29. 29.Nf2 Qa4
  30. 30.g3 a6
  31. 31.b6 Rdc8
  32. 32.b7 Rxc6
  33. 33.Qa7 Rxb7
  34. 34.Qxb7 Rc1
  35. 35.Qf3 Qd4
  36. 36.Kg2 Re1
  37. 37.Nd1 Bf8
  38. 38.Qf2 Qd5+
  39. 39.Kg1 Rxf1+
  40. 40.Kxf1 f6
  41. 41.exf6 Bxd6
  42. 42.Qe3 Kf7
  43. 43.Ke2 Bc5
  44. 44.Qc3 Qe4+
  45. 45.Kf1 Qh1+
  46. 46.Ke2 Qxh2+
  47. 47.Kf3 Qh1+

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