Lajos Portisch vs Jan Timman

Candidats qf2 · 1989 · English Opening · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Candidats qf2
Site Antwerp
Round 3
Date 1989.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r4k1/5bpp/N2q1p2/Qnp1p3/P3P3/3P2PB/2r2P1P/1R3RK1 b - - 1 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nb6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.b4 Be6
  10. 10.Rb1 f6
  11. 11.Ne4 Ba2
  12. 12.Rb2 Bd5
  13. 13.Nc5 Rb8
  14. 14.e4 Bf7
  15. 15.d3 Nd7
  16. 16.Nb3 a5
  17. 17.b5 Na7
  18. 18.a4 Ba3
  19. 19.Rb1 Bxc1
  20. 20.Rxc1 c6
  21. 21.bxc6 bxc6
  22. 22.Nfd2 Rb4
  23. 23.Bh3 Nb6
  24. 24.Nc5 Qe7
  25. 25.Qc2 Nc4
  26. 26.Ndb3 Na3
  27. 27.Qc3 Rfb8
  28. 28.Nd2 Rb2
  29. 29.Qxa3 Rxd2
  30. 30.Rb1 Qd6
  31. 31.Qc3 Ra2
  32. 32.Qxa5 Nb5
  33. 33.Qb4 Rc2
  34. 34.Na6 c5
  35. 35.Qa5

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