Lajos Portisch vs Jan Timman

Chess Classics Masters · 1998 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess Classics Masters
Site Frankfurt
Round 1
Date 1998.06.17
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/3pk3/6R1/7r/3K4 b - - 14 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb7
  6. 6.Bg2 Bb4+
  7. 7.Bd2 a5
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qc2 Re8
  10. 10.Nc3 d6
  11. 11.Rfe1 Bxc3
  12. 12.Bxc3 Be4
  13. 13.Qb2 h6
  14. 14.Bf1 Bh7
  15. 15.Nd2 d5
  16. 16.Bg2 c6
  17. 17.e4 Na6
  18. 18.cxd5 cxd5
  19. 19.e5 Nd7
  20. 20.Bf1 Nb4
  21. 21.Bxb4 axb4
  22. 22.Rec1 Ra5
  23. 23.a4 bxa3
  24. 24.Rxa3 Qb8
  25. 25.Rxa5 bxa5
  26. 26.Qc3 Qb6
  27. 27.Qc7 Qxc7
  28. 28.Rxc7 Nf8
  29. 29.Bb5 Rb8
  30. 30.Rc5 g5
  31. 31.Kg2 Ng6
  32. 32.Nf1 Ne7
  33. 33.Ne3 Nf5
  34. 34.Nxf5 Bxf5
  35. 35.Kf3 Bc2
  36. 36.Rxc2 Rxb5
  37. 37.Rc3 Kg7
  38. 38.h4 Rb4
  39. 39.Rd3 f6
  40. 40.exf6+ Kxf6
  41. 41.hxg5+ hxg5
  42. 42.Ke3 e5
  43. 43.dxe5+ Kxe5
  44. 44.f3 d4+
  45. 45.Kd2 Rb7
  46. 46.f4+ gxf4
  47. 47.gxf4+ Ke4
  48. 48.Rh3 Rb5
  49. 49.Rh4 Rf5
  50. 50.Rh8 Rxf4
  51. 51.Re8+ Kd5
  52. 52.Ra8 Rf2+
  53. 53.Kd3 Rf3+
  54. 54.Kd2 Rxb3
  55. 55.Rxa5+ Ke4
  56. 56.Rh5 Rb2+
  57. 57.Kd1 Kd3
  58. 58.Rh3+ Kc4
  59. 59.Ra3 Rh2
  60. 60.Kc1 Kd5
  61. 61.Kd1 Ke4
  62. 62.Rg3

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