Richard Rapport vs Lajos Portisch

1st MVM Chess Cup 2014 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Richard Rapport
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event 1st MVM Chess Cup 2014
Site Budapest HUN
Round 2
Date 2014.05.02
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6r1/1p3kP1/p1p5/5K2/PP1P4/6R1/8/8 b - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 d5
  2. 2.Bb2 Bg4
  3. 3.f3 Bf5
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Ne2 Nbd7
  6. 6.g4 Bg6
  7. 7.h4 h6
  8. 8.Nf4 e5
  9. 9.Nxg6 fxg6
  10. 10.Qe2 Bd6
  11. 11.Nc3 c6
  12. 12.Bh3 g5
  13. 13.hxg5 hxg5
  14. 14.O-O-O Qe7
  15. 15.Bg2 O-O-O
  16. 16.Kb1 Ba3
  17. 17.Ba1 Nb6
  18. 18.Qd3 Nfd7
  19. 19.Rh5 Rxh5
  20. 20.gxh5 Rh8
  21. 21.Bh3 Rxh5
  22. 22.Qf1 Kb8
  23. 23.Qg2 g6
  24. 24.Rg1 Nf6
  25. 25.Ne2 Nc4
  26. 26.Bc3 Nd6
  27. 27.Ng3 Rh4
  28. 28.Nh1 Nf7
  29. 29.Nf2 Bb4
  30. 30.Bxb4 Qxb4
  31. 31.Be6 Rh7
  32. 32.Nd3 Qe7
  33. 33.Bxf7 Rxf7
  34. 34.Qxg5 e4
  35. 35.Ne5 Rg7
  36. 36.f4 Ng8
  37. 37.f5 Qxg5
  38. 38.Rxg5 Kc7
  39. 39.d4 exd3
  40. 40.cxd3 Kd6
  41. 41.d4 Ke7
  42. 42.fxg6 Kf6
  43. 43.Rg3 Ke6
  44. 44.Kc2 Nf6
  45. 45.Kd3 Nd7
  46. 46.Nxd7 Kxd7
  47. 47.e4 dxe4+
  48. 48.Kxe4 Ke6
  49. 49.b4 a6
  50. 50.a4 Kf6
  51. 51.Kf4 Rg8
  52. 52.g7 Kf7
  53. 53.Kf5

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