Lajos Portisch vs Alex Yakimenko

Chigorin Memorial · 2012 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Alex Yakimenko
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chigorin Memorial
Site St Petersburg RUS
Round 4.78
Date 2012.10.30
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/p1n5/1p1b2k1/2p2ppp/P7/1P3BPP/1B3PK1/8 w - - 8 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.a3 Ba6
  5. 5.e3 d5
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be7
  7. 7.b3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Bb2 c5
  10. 10.O-O Rc8
  11. 11.Qe2 Bb7
  12. 12.Rac1 Ne4
  13. 13.Nb1 Bf6
  14. 14.a4 Qc7
  15. 15.cxd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.Na3 Qb8
  17. 17.Nc4 Rfd8
  18. 18.Nfe5 Nf8
  19. 19.Qc2 Nd6
  20. 20.Nxd6 Rxd6
  21. 21.Ng4 Be7
  22. 22.e4 Bb7
  23. 23.d5 Rdd8
  24. 24.Qc3 f6
  25. 25.dxe6 Qf4
  26. 26.Be2 Rd2
  27. 27.Bf3 Rcd8
  28. 28.g3 Qg5
  29. 29.Rcd1 Rxd1
  30. 30.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  31. 31.Bxd1 Bxe4
  32. 32.Ne3 Bb7
  33. 33.Qd3 Kh8
  34. 34.Nf5 Qg6
  35. 35.Bc2 Qe8
  36. 36.Kf1 g6
  37. 37.Nd6 Qc6
  38. 38.Nxb7 Qxb7
  39. 39.Qc4 Qh1+
  40. 40.Ke2 Qc6
  41. 41.Be4 Qxe6
  42. 42.Qxe6 Nxe6
  43. 43.Kd3 Kg7
  44. 44.Bb7 Bd6
  45. 45.Ke4 Nc7
  46. 46.Bd5 g5
  47. 47.Bc6 Kg6
  48. 48.h3 f5+
  49. 49.Kf3 h5
  50. 50.Kg2 Kf7
  51. 51.Bf3 Kg6
  52. 52.Bc6 Kf7
  53. 53.Bf3 Kg6

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