Lajos Portisch vs Jan Timman

Corus Honorory · 2008 · Modern Benoni · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Corus Honorory
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 5
Date 2008.01.25
Opening Modern Benoni (A70)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r1k1/1p3p2/p2P1Rp1/P1q1n3/5Q2/1B4RP/4N1PK/r7 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.d5 d6
  5. 5.Nc3 exd5
  6. 6.cxd5 g6
  7. 7.e4 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bg4
  9. 9.Be2 Bxf3
  10. 10.Bxf3 Bg7
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Bf4 Qe7
  13. 13.Re1 Nbd7
  14. 14.a5 Rfe8
  15. 15.h3 h5
  16. 16.Bg5 Qe5
  17. 17.Qd2 Nh7
  18. 18.Be3 Qf6
  19. 19.Be2 Qh4
  20. 20.Bf1 Rac8
  21. 21.Ra4 Qd8
  22. 22.Kh1 Bf6
  23. 23.f4 Bh4
  24. 24.Rb1 Bf6
  25. 25.Re1 Bh4
  26. 26.Rea1 Bf6
  27. 27.Bd3 Bg7
  28. 28.Bf2 Bh6
  29. 29.Be3 Bg7
  30. 30.Bg1 Bh6
  31. 31.Qf2 Nhf6
  32. 32.Bh2 c4
  33. 33.Bc2 Bg7
  34. 34.Re1 Rc5
  35. 35.Rea1 Rc8
  36. 36.Rd1 Nc5
  37. 37.Rxc4 Nfd7
  38. 38.e5 dxe5
  39. 39.fxe5 Bxe5
  40. 40.Bxe5 Rxe5
  41. 41.Rf4 Qe8
  42. 42.b4 Nd3
  43. 43.Rxd3 Re1+
  44. 44.Kh2 Qe5
  45. 45.Qd4 Qd6
  46. 46.Qf2 Qe5
  47. 47.Qd4 Qd6
  48. 48.Rg3 h4
  49. 49.Rxh4 Ne5
  50. 50.Bb3 Rf1
  51. 51.Rf4 Re1
  52. 52.Qf2 Ra1
  53. 53.Rf6 Qxb4
  54. 54.Qf4 Qc5
  55. 55.Ne2 Re8
  56. 56.d6

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