Nigel Short vs Lajos Portisch

Tilburg · 1988 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C96)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4b3/2P4p/p3qk2/5ppP/8/4QB2/P4PP1/6K1 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.d4 Nd7
  12. 12.dxc5 dxc5
  13. 13.Nbd2 Bb7
  14. 14.Qe2 Qc7
  15. 15.Nf1 Nc4
  16. 16.b3 Nd6
  17. 17.c4 Rfe8
  18. 18.Bb2 Bf8
  19. 19.Rad1 Bc6
  20. 20.Ne3 Qb7
  21. 21.Ba1 Nxe4
  22. 22.Ng4 Nef6
  23. 23.Nfxe5 Nxe5
  24. 24.Bxe5 Nxg4
  25. 25.Qxg4 g6
  26. 26.h4 Bg7
  27. 27.Bxg7 Kxg7
  28. 28.h5 Rxe1+
  29. 29.Rxe1 Re8
  30. 30.Rxe8 Bxe8
  31. 31.Qg5 Qc6
  32. 32.Qe5+ f6
  33. 33.Qe7+ Kh6
  34. 34.Be4 Qd7
  35. 35.Qxc5 f5
  36. 36.Bf3 bxc4
  37. 37.Qe3+ Kg7
  38. 38.bxc4 Kf6
  39. 39.c5 g5
  40. 40.c6 Qe6
  41. 41.c7

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