Nigel Short vs Lajos Portisch

Hoogovens · 1990 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 12
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C95)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

4n3/5k2/2p5/1pPp1PK1/1P6/2B5/8/8 w - - 7 57

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 Bb7
  10. 10.d4 Re8
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bf8
  12. 12.Bc2 Nb8
  13. 13.a4 Nbd7
  14. 14.Bd3 c6
  15. 15.Qc2 Rc8
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.b4 g6
  18. 18.Bb2 Nh5
  19. 19.g3 exd4
  20. 20.cxd4 d5
  21. 21.Bc3 Nb6
  22. 22.e5 Rc7
  23. 23.Nb3 Bc8
  24. 24.Kg2 Ng7
  25. 25.Nh2 h5
  26. 26.Nc5 Nc4
  27. 27.Nf3 Bf5
  28. 28.Bxf5 Nxf5
  29. 29.e6 Bxc5
  30. 30.dxc5 Rxe6
  31. 31.Rxe6 fxe6
  32. 32.Re1 Qe8
  33. 33.g4 Ng7
  34. 34.Qc1 e5
  35. 35.Nxe5 Nxe5
  36. 36.Rxe5 Re7
  37. 37.Qg5 Rxe5
  38. 38.Bxe5 hxg4
  39. 39.hxg4 Qe6
  40. 40.f4 Kf7
  41. 41.Qh4 Ne8
  42. 42.Qh7+ Kf8
  43. 43.Kh3 Qf7
  44. 44.Qh4 Qe6
  45. 45.Qh6+ Kf7
  46. 46.Qh7+ Kf8
  47. 47.Qh8+ Kf7
  48. 48.Qh7+ Kf8
  49. 49.Kh4 Qe7+
  50. 50.Qxe7+ Kxe7
  51. 51.Kg5 Kf7
  52. 52.f5 gxf5
  53. 53.gxf5 Ng7
  54. 54.Bd4 Ne8
  55. 55.Be5 Ng7
  56. 56.Bc3 Ne8

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