Jan Timman vs Lajos Portisch

Niksic · 1978 · English Opening · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event Niksic
Site Niksic
Round 11
Date 1978.00.00
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1k6/8/PR6/1N5r/5K2/8 b - - 2 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O e5
  7. 7.Nc3 Be6
  8. 8.Ng5 Qxg5
  9. 9.Nxd5 Qd8
  10. 10.Ne3 Rc8
  11. 11.b3 Bd6
  12. 12.Bb2 O-O
  13. 13.Qe1 Bb8
  14. 14.f4 exf4
  15. 15.gxf4 f5
  16. 16.Kh1 Qd7
  17. 17.Rd1 Nd4
  18. 18.Qf2 Rf7
  19. 19.Rc1 b6
  20. 20.Nc2 Nb5
  21. 21.d4 Bd5
  22. 22.dxc5 Bxg2+
  23. 23.Qxg2 Rxc5
  24. 24.Rcd1 Qe8
  25. 25.Ne3 Bd6
  26. 26.b4 Rc6
  27. 27.Nxf5 Bf8
  28. 28.e4 Rg6
  29. 29.Qf3 Bxb4
  30. 30.Ne3 Bc3
  31. 31.Bxc3 Nxc3
  32. 32.Rd4 Nb5
  33. 33.Rd3 Rd6
  34. 34.Nd5 Rd8
  35. 35.Rfd1 Rc8
  36. 36.e5 h6
  37. 37.Qg4 Kh8
  38. 38.e6 Rf8
  39. 39.Rg3 Rg8
  40. 40.f5 Qc6
  41. 41.f6 gxf6
  42. 42.Qf4 Rxg3
  43. 43.hxg3 Rc7
  44. 44.Qxf6+ Kh7
  45. 45.e7 Nd6
  46. 46.Qxd6 Qxd6
  47. 47.e8=Q Rg7
  48. 48.Qe4+ Kh8
  49. 49.Rc1 Qxg3
  50. 50.Rc8+ Rg8
  51. 51.Qd4+ Qg7
  52. 52.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  53. 53.Rc7+ Kf8
  54. 54.Rxa7 Rg6
  55. 55.Ra6 Rd6
  56. 56.Nxb6 Kf7
  57. 57.Kg2 Rd3
  58. 58.Nc4 Rc3
  59. 59.Nd6+ Ke7
  60. 60.Nf5+ Kd7
  61. 61.Nxh6 Kc7
  62. 62.Nf5 Kb7
  63. 63.Ra4 Kb6
  64. 64.Nd4 Kc5
  65. 65.Kf2 Rd3
  66. 66.Nb3+ Kb5
  67. 67.Rd4 Rh3
  68. 68.a4+ Kb6
  69. 69.Rb4+

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