Vasily Smyslov vs Lajos Portisch

Tilburg · 1979 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 0-1
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 8
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B95)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p3kb1N/3b1p2/p5p1/P5P1/1P6/2B1K3 w - - 14 58

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.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qe2 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 Be7
  9. 9.Bg3 e5
  10. 10.Nb3 b5
  11. 11.f4 O-O
  12. 12.Qd3 Nbd7
  13. 13.Be2 Bb7
  14. 14.O-O Rc8
  15. 15.Rad1 Qc7
  16. 16.a3 Nb6
  17. 17.Nd2 Nfd7
  18. 18.Bg4 Rcd8
  19. 19.Bxd7 Rxd7
  20. 20.Kh1 Bf6
  21. 21.Qe3 Re8
  22. 22.Bf2 Na4
  23. 23.Nxa4 bxa4
  24. 24.c3 exf4
  25. 25.Qxf4 d5
  26. 26.Qxc7 Rxc7
  27. 27.Bg3 Rce7
  28. 28.exd5 Bxd5
  29. 29.Rde1 Re2
  30. 30.Rxe2 Rxe2
  31. 31.Rf2 Rxf2
  32. 32.Bxf2 Bg5
  33. 33.Be1 Be3
  34. 34.c4 Be6
  35. 35.Nf1 Ba7
  36. 36.Bc3 Bxc4
  37. 37.Ng3 Bd3
  38. 38.Nh5 f6
  39. 39.h3 Kf7
  40. 40.Kh2 Bb8+
  41. 41.g3 Bg6
  42. 42.Nf4 Be4
  43. 43.Kg1 g5
  44. 44.Nh5 Ba7+
  45. 45.Kf1 f5
  46. 46.Nf6 Bc6
  47. 47.h4 Bc5
  48. 48.Ke2 Kg6
  49. 49.hxg5 hxg5
  50. 50.Ke1 g4
  51. 51.Be5 Be7
  52. 52.Ng8 Bg5
  53. 53.Bf4 Bd8
  54. 54.Bd6 Kf7
  55. 55.Nh6+ Ke6
  56. 56.Bf4 Bf6
  57. 57.Bc1 Bd5

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