Mikhail Tal vs Lajos Portisch

Niksic · 1983 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Niksic
Site Niksic
Round 15
Date 1983.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B99)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/2r3pk/p2P3p/1pq2R2/3p4/1P1P4/P5PP/1K3Q2 b - - 0 37

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.f4 Be7
  8. 8.Qf3 Qc7
  9. 9.O-O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Qg3 Nc5
  11. 11.Bd3 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 O-O
  13. 13.Rhe1 Nh5
  14. 14.Qg4 Bxh4
  15. 15.Qxh4 Nxf4
  16. 16.Qxf4 e5
  17. 17.Qh4 exd4
  18. 18.Nd5 Qd8
  19. 19.Ne7+ Kh8
  20. 20.Rf1 Bg4
  21. 21.Rf6 Kh7
  22. 22.Rdf1 Nxd3+
  23. 23.cxd3 Rc8+
  24. 24.Nxc8 Qc7+
  25. 25.Kb1 Rxc8
  26. 26.R6f2 Be6
  27. 27.Qh5 b5
  28. 28.Qd1 Qa5
  29. 29.b3 Rc3
  30. 30.Rxf7 Bxf7
  31. 31.Rxf7 Qa3
  32. 32.Qf1 Rc5
  33. 33.Rf5 Rc7
  34. 34.Qe1 Rc3
  35. 35.Qf1 Rc7
  36. 36.e5 Qc5
  37. 37.exd6

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