Nigel Short vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats Tournament · 1985 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event Candidats Tournament
Site Montpellier
Round 15
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r4k/4b1pp/5Bq1/p1r1p3/4N1PP/1Q3P2/PP6/1K1RR3 b - - 0 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 Be6
  9. 9.Bxe6 fxe6
  10. 10.Ng5 Qd7
  11. 11.Qf3 d5
  12. 12.exd5 exd5
  13. 13.O-O-O d4
  14. 14.Nce4 O-O
  15. 15.Bd2 Nxe4
  16. 16.Qb3+ Kh8
  17. 17.Nxe4 Qc6
  18. 18.f3 Nd7
  19. 19.Kb1 b5
  20. 20.h4 a5
  21. 21.Qd3 Qc4
  22. 22.Bg5 Nf6
  23. 23.Rhe1 Rac8
  24. 24.c3 dxc3
  25. 25.Nxc3 Qe6
  26. 26.Qxb5 Rc5
  27. 27.Qb3 Qf5+
  28. 28.Ne4 Rfc8
  29. 29.g4 Qg6
  30. 30.Bxf6

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