Jan Timman vs Lajos Portisch

IBM · 1971 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event IBM
Site Amsterdam
Round 7
Date 1971.00.00
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

6R1/r4p2/8/2pPk3/2P5/8/1K6/8 w - - 6 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bg2 g6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bg7
  6. 6.d4 Ne4
  7. 7.Bd2 d6
  8. 8.Qc2 Nxd2
  9. 9.Qxd2 c5
  10. 10.d5 Na6
  11. 11.h4 h6
  12. 12.O-O Nc7
  13. 13.e4 Bc8
  14. 14.Rae1 e5
  15. 15.h5 gxh5
  16. 16.Nh4 Bf6
  17. 17.Nf5 Bxf5
  18. 18.exf5 Kf8
  19. 19.Ne4 h4
  20. 20.Qc3 Ne8
  21. 21.f4 Rg8
  22. 22.Nxf6 Qxf6
  23. 23.fxe5 dxe5
  24. 24.Rxe5 Nd6
  25. 25.gxh4 Rg4
  26. 26.Rfe1 Kg7
  27. 27.Re7 Qxc3
  28. 28.bxc3 Kf6
  29. 29.Kh2 Rxh4+
  30. 30.Bh3 Rd8
  31. 31.Rxa7 Nxc4
  32. 32.Kg3 Rh5
  33. 33.Bg4 Rg8
  34. 34.Rb7 Rhg5
  35. 35.Re4 h5
  36. 36.Rxc4 Rxg4+
  37. 37.Rxg4 hxg4
  38. 38.Kf4 g3
  39. 39.Rxb6+ Ke7
  40. 40.Rb1 g2
  41. 41.Rg1 Kf6
  42. 42.c4 Rg5
  43. 43.a4 Rxf5+
  44. 44.Ke3 Rf1
  45. 45.Rxg2 Ra1
  46. 46.Rg8 Rxa4
  47. 47.Kd3 Ra3+
  48. 48.Kc2 Ke5
  49. 49.Kb2 Ra7

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