Lajos Portisch
Soviet era · Hungary · b. 1937
Hungary's finest, a Candidate eight times over, and a model of classical technique.
Career In The Collection
1000Games
226Wins
557Draws
217Losses
50%Score
1955–2014Active
Head-to-Head Records
1000 Games · Page 4 of 5
- 1983 vs Boris Spassky Black Tilburg A14 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Boris Spassky Black Niksic E19 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Mikhail Tal Black Niksic B99 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Jan Timman White Tilburg E15 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Jan Timman White Niksic E11 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Jan Timman Black EU-chT Plovdiv B99 1-0
- 1983 vs Jan Timman Black Indonesia E15 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Efim Geller White Phillips&Drew D36 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov White Mar del Plata E05 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Phillips&Drew B92 1-0
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Tilburg C42 0-1
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov White Turin D58 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Luzern ol (Men) C42 1-0
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Turin C42 1-0
- 1982 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Luzern ol (Men) A60 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Bent Larsen Black Tilburg A37 0-1
- 1982 vs Bent Larsen White Mar del Plata E65 0-1
- 1982 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Mar del Plata D27 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Tigran Petrosian White Tilburg A25 0-1
- 1982 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Mar del Plata A30 0-1
- 1982 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Toluca Interzonal E12 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Nigel Short Black Phillips&Drew B40 0-1
- 1982 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Tilburg A46 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Boris Spassky Black Toluca Interzonal B25 0-1
- 1982 vs Boris Spassky Black Turin D27 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Boris Spassky White Turin A61 0-1
- 1982 vs Boris Spassky White Phillips&Drew E12 1-0
- 1982 vs Jan Timman White Tilburg E15 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Jan Timman Black Phillips&Drew E17 1-0
- 1982 vs Jan Timman White Mar del Plata E41 0-1
- 1981 vs Efim Geller White Moscow D58 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Linares E12 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Moscow E55 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Anatoly Karpov White Linares A29 0-1
- 1981 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Amsterdam E39 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Garry Kasparov White Tilburg A75 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Garry Kasparov White Moscow A75 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Bent Larsen Black Tilburg B92 0-1
- 1981 vs Bent Larsen White Linares D60 0-1
- 1981 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Tilburg E19 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Tigran Petrosian White Moscow E14 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Lev Polugaevsky White Moscow E12 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Amsterdam E04 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Vasily Smyslov White Amsterdam D18 0-1
- 1981 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Moscow A14 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Boris Spassky White Linares D58 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Boris Spassky White Tilburg E62 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Jan Timman White Amsterdam A29 1/2-1/2
- 1981 vs Jan Timman Black Moscow C42 1-0
- 1981 vs Jan Timman Black Tilburg E12 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Anatoly Karpov White EU-chT E18 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Anatoly Karpov White Tilburg E18 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Malta ol (Men) E14 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Bent Larsen Black Tilburg A46 0-1
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky White Candidats qf3 A17 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky Black Candidats qf3 B26 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky White Candidats qf3 E59 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky White Candidats qf3 E17 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky Black Candidats qf3 B26 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky White Candidats qf3 D58 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky White Candidats qf3 D54 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky White Candidats qf3 A50 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky Black Candidats qf3 B25 0-1
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky Black Candidats qf3 C18 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky Black Candidats qf3 B10 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky White Tilburg A25 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky White Candidats qf3 E12 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky Black Candidats qf3 B19 1-0
- 1980 vs Boris Spassky Black Candidats qf3 E12 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Mikhail Tal White Tilburg D58 1-0
- 1980 vs Jan Timman White Tilburg A34 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Jan Timman Black Malta ol (Men) E19 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Anatoly Karpov White Tilburg E17 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Montreal B11 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Anatoly Karpov White Montreal E12 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Bent Larsen White Tilburg A53 1-0
- 1979 vs Bent Larsen White Montreal D06 1-0
- 1979 vs Bent Larsen Black Montreal A26 0-1
- 1979 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Rio de Janeiro Interzonal D27 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Tilburg B95 0-1
- 1979 vs Boris Spassky White Montreal D56 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Boris Spassky Black Tilburg B97 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Boris Spassky Black Montreal B18 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Mikhail Tal White Montreal E12 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Mikhail Tal Black Montreal C08 1-0
- 1979 vs Jan Timman White Rio de Janeiro Interzonal E41 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Jan Timman Black Tilburg A30 1-0
- 1979 vs Jan Timman White Montreal E63 1/2-1/2
- 1979 vs Jan Timman Black Montreal A28 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Buenos Aires ol (Men) E55 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Bugojno D27 0-1
- 1978 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Niksic E43 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Anatoly Karpov White Bugojno E54 0-1
- 1978 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Hoogovens D41 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Bent Larsen Black Tilburg C08 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Bent Larsen White Bugojno A30 0-1
- 1978 vs Miguel Najdorf White Hoogovens A17 1-0
- 1978 vs Tigran Petrosian White Lone Pine op E52 0-1
- 1978 vs Boris Spassky Black Tilburg B19 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Boris Spassky Black Buenos Aires ol (Men) C19 1-0
- 1978 vs Boris Spassky White Bugojno D41 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Mikhail Tal Black Bugojno B19 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Jan Timman Black Tilburg E42 1/2-1/2
- 1978 vs Jan Timman White Hoogovens E41 1-0
- 1978 vs Jan Timman White Bugojno E66 0-1
- 1978 vs Jan Timman Black Niksic A30 1-0
- 1978 vs Jan Timman White Buenos Aires ol (Men) A10 1-0
- 1977 vs Anatoly Karpov White EU-chT A05 0-1
- 1977 vs Bent Larsen Black Candidats qf3 C69 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Bent Larsen Black Candidats qf3 C68 1-0
- 1977 vs Bent Larsen White Candidats qf3 D36 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Bent Larsen Black Candidats qf3 C50 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Bent Larsen White Candidats qf3 D36 1-0
- 1977 vs Bent Larsen White Candidats qf3 E62 1-0
- 1977 vs Bent Larsen White Candidats qf3 A21 1-0
- 1977 vs Bent Larsen White Candidats qf3 D36 1-0
- 1977 vs Bent Larsen Black Candidats qf3 B25 0-1
- 1977 vs Bent Larsen Black Candidats qf3 B47 1-0
- 1977 vs Boris Spassky Black Candidats sf2 E12 1-0
- 1977 vs Boris Spassky White Candidats sf2 E53 0-1
- 1977 vs Boris Spassky Black Candidats sf2 A47 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Boris Spassky White Candidats sf2 E59 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Boris Spassky Black Candidats sf2 C92 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Boris Spassky Black Candidats sf2 B25 1-0
- 1977 vs Boris Spassky White Candidats sf2 E74 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Boris Spassky White Candidats sf2 D25 1-0
- 1977 vs Boris Spassky Black Candidats sf2 A47 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Boris Spassky White Candidats sf2 D34 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Boris Spassky Black Candidats sf2 E12 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Boris Spassky Black Candidats sf2 C95 0-1
- 1977 vs Boris Spassky Black Candidats sf2 C95 1-0
- 1977 vs Boris Spassky White Candidats sf2 E59 1/2-1/2
- 1977 vs Boris Spassky White Candidats sf2 A17 1/2-1/2
- 1976 vs Efim Geller Black Las Palmas B92 1/2-1/2
- 1976 vs Efim Geller White Biel Interzonal A58 1-0
- 1976 vs Bent Larsen Black Biel Interzonal A26 1-0
- 1976 vs Bent Larsen White Las Palmas A17 1-0
- 1976 vs Tigran Petrosian White Varese playoff E18 1/2-1/2
- 1976 vs Tigran Petrosian White Biel Interzonal E54 1/2-1/2
- 1976 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Varese playoff E15 1/2-1/2
- 1976 vs Tigran Petrosian White Varese playoff B06 1/2-1/2
- 1976 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Varese playoff A46 1-0
- 1976 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Biel Interzonal E18 1/2-1/2
- 1976 vs Mikhail Tal Black Varese playoff C95 1/2-1/2
- 1976 vs Mikhail Tal Black Varese playoff B97 0-1
- 1976 vs Mikhail Tal White Varese playoff A30 1/2-1/2
- 1976 vs Mikhail Tal White Varese playoff D41 1/2-1/2
- 1976 vs Mikhail Tal Black Biel Interzonal C91 1-0
- 1975 vs Efim Geller White Hoogovens A41 1/2-1/2
- 1975 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Portoroz/Ljubljana E73 1-0
- 1975 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Hoogovens E45 0-1
- 1975 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Milan E88 1-0
- 1975 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Milan 1pl A34 1/2-1/2
- 1975 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Portoroz/Ljubljana D18 1-0
- 1975 vs Anatoly Karpov White Milan 1pl A17 1/2-1/2
- 1975 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Milan 1pl C72 1-0
- 1975 vs Anatoly Karpov White Milan 1pl E54 1/2-1/2
- 1975 vs Anatoly Karpov White Milan 1pl D42 1/2-1/2
- 1975 vs Anatoly Karpov White Milan A17 1/2-1/2
- 1975 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Milan 1pl C95 1/2-1/2
- 1975 vs Bent Larsen White Milan A17 1-0
- 1975 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Milan A07 1/2-1/2
- 1975 vs Lev Polugaevsky White Tungsram A30 1/2-1/2
- 1975 vs Mikhail Tal White Milan A34 1/2-1/2
- 1975 vs Jan Timman White Hoogovens A41 1/2-1/2
- 1974 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Manila A79 1-0
- 1974 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Nice olm fin-A D89 0-1
- 1974 vs Bent Larsen Black Manila B99 1-0
- 1974 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Candidats qf2 D59 1/2-1/2
- 1974 vs Tigran Petrosian White Candidats qf2 B39 1/2-1/2
- 1974 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Candidats qf2 A38 1-0
- 1974 vs Tigran Petrosian White Manila A42 1/2-1/2
- 1974 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Candidats qf2 E18 1/2-1/2
- 1974 vs Tigran Petrosian White Candidats qf2 D63 1-0
- 1974 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Candidats qf2 E21 1/2-1/2
- 1974 vs Tigran Petrosian White Candidats qf2 C10 1/2-1/2
- 1974 vs Tigran Petrosian White Candidats qf2 D13 1/2-1/2
- 1974 vs Tigran Petrosian White Candidats qf2 D13 1-0
- 1974 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Candidats qf2 A30 1-0
- 1974 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Candidats qf2 A17 1/2-1/2
- 1974 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Candidats qf2 D53 1-0
- 1974 vs Tigran Petrosian White Candidats qf2 B39 1/2-1/2
- 1974 vs Boris Spassky White Nice olm fin-A A14 1/2-1/2
- 1974 vs Jan Timman Black Nice olm fin-A A29 1/2-1/2
- 1973 vs David Bronstein White Petropolis Interzonal D14 1/2-1/2
- 1973 vs Efim Geller Black Portoroz playoff C95 0-1
- 1973 vs Efim Geller Black Portoroz playoff C95 1/2-1/2
- 1973 vs Efim Geller White Portoroz playoff E92 1/2-1/2
- 1973 vs Efim Geller White Portoroz playoff D31 1/2-1/2
- 1973 vs Efim Geller White Petropolis Interzonal E92 1/2-1/2
- 1973 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black EU-chT D63 1/2-1/2
- 1973 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Vidmar mem D79 1/2-1/2
- 1973 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Madrid C95 1/2-1/2
- 1973 vs Paul Keres White Petropolis Interzonal D41 1-0
- 1973 vs Lev Polugaevsky White Portoroz playoff D47 1-0
- 1973 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Portoroz playoff D63 0-1
- 1973 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Portoroz playoff D65 1/2-1/2
- 1973 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Petropolis Interzonal A09 1-0
- 1973 vs Lev Polugaevsky White Portoroz playoff D41 1/2-1/2
- 1973 vs Samuel Reshevsky White Petropolis Interzonal B36 1-0
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