Jan Timman vs Lajos Portisch

EU-chT Plovdiv · 1983 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event EU-chT Plovdiv
Site Plovdiv
Round 5
Date 1983.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B99)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b2r2/3N1pk1/5p2/3p4/5R1R/P7/2P4P/2K5 b - - 0 39

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.Bd3 h6
  11. 11.Qh3 Nb6
  12. 12.f5 e5
  13. 13.Nb3 Bd7
  14. 14.Be3 Na4
  15. 15.Bd2 Nxc3
  16. 16.Bxc3 a5
  17. 17.a3 Bc6
  18. 18.Rhe1 b5
  19. 19.g4 b4
  20. 20.axb4 axb4
  21. 21.Bxb4 Qb7
  22. 22.Ba3 Rxa3
  23. 23.bxa3 Nxe4
  24. 24.Bxe4 Bxe4
  25. 25.Qc3 Bf3
  26. 26.f6 gxf6
  27. 27.Na5 Qa8
  28. 28.Rd3 Bxg4
  29. 29.Nc4 Qa6
  30. 30.Qb4 d5
  31. 31.Qb8+ Bc8
  32. 32.Nxe5 O-O
  33. 33.Nd7 Bd6
  34. 34.Rg1+ Kh8
  35. 35.Rh3 Qf1+
  36. 36.Rxf1 Bxb8
  37. 37.Rxh6+ Kg7
  38. 38.Rh4 Bf4+
  39. 39.Rfxf4

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