Zo Varga vs Lajos Portisch

53rd ch-HUN · 2003 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Zo Varga
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 0-1
Event 53rd ch-HUN
Site Heviz HUN
Round 1
Date 2003.05.12
Opening Slav Defense (D16)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1pk3p1/2p2b2/p4B2/5rP1/8/1PK3R1/8 w - - 4 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Na6
  6. 6.e3 Bg4
  7. 7.Bxc4 e6
  8. 8.h3 Bh5
  9. 9.g4 Bg6
  10. 10.Qe2 Nb4
  11. 11.e4 Nd7
  12. 12.Bf4 h5
  13. 13.O-O-O hxg4
  14. 14.hxg4 Rxh1
  15. 15.Rxh1 Qe7
  16. 16.Nh4 e5
  17. 17.dxe5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Bxe5 Qxe5
  19. 19.Nxg6 fxg6
  20. 20.Rd1 Bd6
  21. 21.Qe3 Qf4
  22. 22.Qxf4 Bxf4+
  23. 23.Kb1 Ke7
  24. 24.Na2 Nxa2
  25. 25.Kxa2 Rh8
  26. 26.e5 Bxe5
  27. 27.Bd3 Rf8
  28. 28.Re1 Kd6
  29. 29.Re2 Rf4
  30. 30.Be4 Rxg4
  31. 31.f3 Rg1
  32. 32.Rd2+ Kc7
  33. 33.Re2 a5
  34. 34.Kb3 Bf6
  35. 35.Ka2 Rf1
  36. 36.Rg2 g5
  37. 37.Kb3 g4
  38. 38.fxg4 Rf4
  39. 39.Bf5 Rb4+
  40. 40.Ka3 Be7
  41. 41.Ka2 Rxa4+
  42. 42.Kb1 Rf4
  43. 43.Kc2 Bf6

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