Lajos Portisch vs Veselin Topalov

Budapest zt-B · 1993 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 18 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Budapest zt-B
Site Budapest
Round 10
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 18
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Final Position

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

1qr1r1k1/pb1n1ppp/1p3n2/3Pb3/8/1PN2B1P/PBQN1PP1/R3R1K1 b - - 0 18

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.b3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 Re8
  9. 9.O-O Qe7
  10. 10.Bb2 b6
  11. 11.Rfe1 Bb7
  12. 12.Nd2 Rac8
  13. 13.e4 e5
  14. 14.dxe5 Bxe5
  15. 15.exd5 cxd5
  16. 16.Bf3 Qd6
  17. 17.h3 Qb8
  18. 18.cxd5

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