Vasily Smyslov vs Lajos Portisch

The Game

White	Vasily Smyslov
Black	Lajos Portisch
Result	0-1
Event	Candidats reserve
Site	Portoroz
Round	2
Date	1971.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7r/P3k3/1p1p1p2/3BpP2/1R2Pb2/8/1P3K2/7r w - - 1 43

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.Be2 e5
7. 7.Nb3 Be6
8. 8.f4 Qc7
9. 9.f5 Bc4
10. 10.Bf3 a5
11. 11.a4 Nc6
12. 12.Bg5 Nb4
13. 13.Bxf6 gxf6
14. 14.Be2 Bxb3
15. 15.Bb5+ Kd8
16. 16.cxb3 Qc5
17. 17.Qd2 h5
18. 18.Rd1 Ke7
19. 19.Qf2 Qxf2+
20. 20.Kxf2 h4
21. 21.Bc4 Bh6
22. 22.Nd5+ Nxd5
23. 23.Rxd5 b6
24. 24.Rhd1 Rad8
25. 25.b4 axb4
26. 26.Rb5 Rb8
27. 27.Rxb4 Bf4
28. 28.Rd3 Rhc8
29. 29.Bd5 Rc2+
30. 30.Kf3 h3
31. 31.g3 Rxh2
32. 32.Rc3 Rg2
33. 33.Rc7+ Kd8
34. 34.Rxf7 Rxg3+
35. 35.Kf2 h2
36. 36.Rh7 Rg1
37. 37.Rh8+ Ke7
38. 38.Rh7+ Kf8
39. 39.a5 h1=Q
40. 40.Rxh1 Rxh1
41. 41.a6 Ke7
42. 42.a7 Rbh8

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