Mikhail Tal vs Lajos Portisch

EU-chT · 1961 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event EU-chT
Site Oberhausen
Round 9
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B77)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7p/1Pk3p1/4pp2/2K4P/5P2/6P1/8 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 g6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bc4 O-O
  8. 8.Bb3 d6
  9. 9.f3 Nxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 Be6
  11. 11.Qd2 Qa5
  12. 12.O-O-O a6
  13. 13.h4 b5
  14. 14.Kb1 Rfc8
  15. 15.Rhe1 Bxb3
  16. 16.cxb3 b4
  17. 17.Nd5 Nxd5
  18. 18.Bxg7 Nc3+
  19. 19.bxc3 bxc3
  20. 20.Bxc3 Rxc3
  21. 21.Re3 Rac8
  22. 22.Rxc3 Qxc3
  23. 23.Qxc3 Rxc3
  24. 24.Rc1 Re3
  25. 25.Rc7 a5
  26. 26.Kb2 Kf8
  27. 27.Rc3 Re1
  28. 28.Rc1 Re3
  29. 29.Rc8+ Kg7
  30. 30.Rc3 Re1
  31. 31.a3 Kf6
  32. 32.b4 axb4
  33. 33.axb4 Ke6
  34. 34.b5 Re2+
  35. 35.Rc2 Rxc2+
  36. 36.Kxc2 d5
  37. 37.exd5+ Kxd5
  38. 38.Kb3 e5
  39. 39.Kb4 f5
  40. 40.b6 Kc6
  41. 41.Kc4

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