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 5 of 5
- 1973 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Petropolis Interzonal A29 1/2-1/2
- 1973 vs Boris Spassky White EU-chT D56 1/2-1/2
- 1972 vs David Bronstein White Las Palmas E15 1/2-1/2
- 1972 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black San Antonio D89 1-0
- 1972 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Teeside E66 1/2-1/2
- 1972 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Skopje ol (Men) fin-A D94 0-1
- 1972 vs Anatoly Karpov White San Antonio E55 1-0
- 1972 vs Paul Keres White San Antonio D41 1-0
- 1972 vs Bent Larsen White Las Palmas E57 1-0
- 1972 vs Bent Larsen White Teeside D46 1/2-1/2
- 1972 vs Bent Larsen White San Antonio A70 1-0
- 1972 vs Tigran Petrosian White San Antonio A35 1/2-1/2
- 1972 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Skopje ol (Men) fin-A D41 1/2-1/2
- 1972 vs Vasily Smyslov White Hoogovens A11 1-0
- 1972 vs Vasily Smyslov White Las Palmas A07 1/2-1/2
- 1972 vs Jan Timman White Hoogovens D97 1/2-1/2
- 1971 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black IBM D80 1-0
- 1971 vs Paul Keres White IBM E15 1/2-1/2
- 1971 vs Bent Larsen White Palma de Mallorca A17 1-0
- 1971 vs Samuel Reshevsky White Palma de Mallorca B37 1/2-1/2
- 1971 vs Vasily Smyslov White Candidats reserve A81 0-1
- 1971 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Candidats reserve B26 1/2-1/2
- 1971 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Candidats reserve B24 1/2-1/2
- 1971 vs Vasily Smyslov White Candidats reserve E17 1/2-1/2
- 1971 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Candidats reserve B92 0-1
- 1971 vs Vasily Smyslov White IBM E56 1/2-1/2
- 1971 vs Vasily Smyslov White Candidats reserve D07 1/2-1/2
- 1971 vs Jan Timman Black IBM A15 1/2-1/2
- 1970 vs Bobby Fischer White Palma de Mallorca Interzonal A70 1/2-1/2
- 1970 vs Bobby Fischer White Siegen olm E45 1/2-1/2
- 1970 vs Efim Geller Black Palma de Mallorca Interzonal C95 1/2-1/2
- 1970 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Siegen olm E87 0-1
- 1970 vs Svetozar Gligoric White EU-chT Kapfenberg E75 1/2-1/2
- 1970 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Palma de Mallorca Interzonal A33 1-0
- 1970 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Hastings7071 E92 1/2-1/2
- 1970 vs Paul Keres Black Budapest C84 1/2-1/2
- 1970 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Belgrade URS-World C90 0-1
- 1970 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Belgrade URS-World C95 1/2-1/2
- 1970 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Belgrade URS-World A33 1/2-1/2
- 1970 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Belgrade URS-World E55 1/2-1/2
- 1970 vs Bent Larsen Black Palma de Mallorca Interzonal A09 1/2-1/2
- 1970 vs Bent Larsen Black Siegen olm A01 0-1
- 1970 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Siegen olm D90 1/2-1/2
- 1970 vs Tigran Petrosian Black EU-chT Kapfenberg D59 1/2-1/2
- 1970 vs Lev Polugaevsky White Palma de Mallorca Interzonal E56 0-1
- 1970 vs Samuel Reshevsky White Palma de Mallorca Interzonal D79 1-0
- 1970 vs Vasily Smyslov White Palma de Mallorca Interzonal E54 1/2-1/2
- 1970 vs Boris Spassky White Siegen olm D59 1/2-1/2
- 1969 vs Mikhail Botvinnik White Hoogovens D96 1/2-1/2
- 1969 vs David Bronstein White Monte Carlo D06 1-0
- 1969 vs Efim Geller Black Hoogovens C92 1-0
- 1969 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Hastings6970 E97 1/2-1/2
- 1969 vs Paul Keres White Hoogovens D06 1-0
- 1969 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black HUN-URS D42 1/2-1/2
- 1969 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black HUN-URS E54 1-0
- 1969 vs Lev Polugaevsky White HUN-URS E56 1/2-1/2
- 1969 vs Lev Polugaevsky White HUN-URS A16 1/2-1/2
- 1969 vs Vasily Smyslov White Monte Carlo A17 1/2-1/2
- 1969 vs Vasily Smyslov White Hastings6970 A07 1/2-1/2
- 1969 vs Jan Timman White Hastings6970 A75 1/2-1/2
- 1968 vs Mikhail Botvinnik Black Monte Carlo A29 1-0
- 1968 vs Efim Geller White Skopje/Ohrid A39 1/2-1/2
- 1968 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Lugano ol (Men) E54 1-0
- 1968 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Skopje/Ohrid D78 1/2-1/2
- 1968 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Hoogovens C72 0-1
- 1968 vs Bent Larsen White Candidats qf3 D47 1/2-1/2
- 1968 vs Bent Larsen Black Candidats qf3 C28 1-0
- 1968 vs Bent Larsen White Candidats qf3 E56 1/2-1/2
- 1968 vs Bent Larsen White Lugano ol (Men) B39 1-0
- 1968 vs Bent Larsen White Candidats qf3 E06 1/2-1/2
- 1968 vs Bent Larsen Black Candidats qf3 C28 1/2-1/2
- 1968 vs Bent Larsen White Candidats qf3 E56 1-0
- 1968 vs Bent Larsen Black Candidats qf3 D59 1/2-1/2
- 1968 vs Bent Larsen Black Monte Carlo E05 1/2-1/2
- 1968 vs Bent Larsen Black Candidats qf3 D59 1-0
- 1968 vs Bent Larsen White Candidats qf3 E56 0-1
- 1968 vs Bent Larsen Black Candidats qf3 D61 0-1
- 1968 vs Lev Polugaevsky White Skopje/Ohrid E53 1-0
- 1968 vs Lev Polugaevsky White HUN-URS E11 1/2-1/2
- 1968 vs Samuel Reshevsky Black Lugano ol (Men) A15 1/2-1/2
- 1968 vs Vasily Smyslov White Monte Carlo A26 1/2-1/2
- 1968 vs Boris Spassky Black Lugano ol (Men) C93 1/2-1/2
- 1968 vs Mikhail Tal White Hoogovens D22 1/2-1/2
- 1967 vs Mikhail Botvinnik Black Palma de Mallorca D31 1/2-1/2
- 1967 vs David Bronstein White Moscow E61 1/2-1/2
- 1967 vs Bobby Fischer White Sousse Interzonal+ E69 1/2-1/2
- 1967 vs Efim Geller White Sousse Interzonal A35 1/2-1/2
- 1967 vs Efim Geller Black Moscow C93 1-0
- 1967 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Palma de Mallorca D31 1/2-1/2
- 1967 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Moscow A72 1/2-1/2
- 1967 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Sousse Interzonal E86 1/2-1/2
- 1967 vs Paul Keres Black Moscow C93 0-1
- 1967 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Sousse Interzonal C91 1-0
- 1967 vs Bent Larsen Black Palma de Mallorca D37 1-0
- 1967 vs Bent Larsen White Sousse Interzonal A41 1-0
- 1967 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Moscow D63 1/2-1/2
- 1967 vs Tigran Petrosian White Moscow D13 1-0
- 1967 vs Samuel Reshevsky White Sousse Interzonal E69 1/2-1/2
- 1967 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Palma de Mallorca A14 1/2-1/2
- 1967 vs Vasily Smyslov White Moscow E54 0-1
- 1967 vs Boris Spassky White Moscow E45 1-0
- 1967 vs Boris Spassky Black HUN-URS D65 1-0
- 1967 vs Boris Spassky White HUN-URS D58 1-0
- 1967 vs Boris Spassky Black HUN-URS C34 1-0
- 1967 vs Mikhail Tal White Moscow E62 1-0
- 1966 vs Bobby Fischer Black Santa Monica C95 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Bobby Fischer White Santa Monica E45 0-1
- 1966 vs Bobby Fischer Black La Habana olm fin-A C69 1-0
- 1966 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Vrnjacka Banja E74 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Svetozar Gligoric White JUG-HUN E94 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Svetozar Gligoric White JUG-HUN E74 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black La Habana olm fin-A D59 0-1
- 1966 vs Bent Larsen Black La Habana olm fin-A E05 0-1
- 1966 vs Bent Larsen Black Santa Monica C25 1-0
- 1966 vs Bent Larsen White Santa Monica A30 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Miguel Najdorf White La Habana olm fin-A D79 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Santa Monica E14 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Miguel Najdorf White Santa Monica E69 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Tigran Petrosian White Santa Monica E66 1-0
- 1966 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Santa Monica D67 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Samuel Reshevsky Black Mar del Plata D28 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Samuel Reshevsky White Santa Monica E45 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Samuel Reshevsky Black Santa Monica D28 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Vasily Smyslov White Mar del Plata E43 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Boris Spassky White Santa Monica E43 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Boris Spassky White La Habana olm fin-A D37 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Boris Spassky Black Santa Monica C93 1/2-1/2
- 1966 vs Mikhail Tal White Palma de Mallorca D42 1/2-1/2
- 1965 vs David Bronstein White Zagreb D94 1/2-1/2
- 1965 vs Efim Geller White Hoogovens A38 1/2-1/2
- 1965 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Zagreb D55 1-0
- 1965 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Yerevan E05 1/2-1/2
- 1965 vs Bent Larsen White Zagreb A97 1-0
- 1965 vs Tigran Petrosian Black EU-chT C94 1/2-1/2
- 1965 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Zagreb D27 0-1
- 1965 vs Tigran Petrosian White EU-chT D94 1/2-1/2
- 1965 vs Tigran Petrosian Black Yerevan A47 1/2-1/2
- 1965 vs Mikhail Tal White Candidats qf1 A38 1/2-1/2
- 1965 vs Mikhail Tal Black Candidats qf1 C92 1-0
- 1965 vs Mikhail Tal White Candidats qf1 E51 0-1
- 1965 vs Mikhail Tal Black Candidats qf1 C11 1-0
- 1965 vs Mikhail Tal White Candidats qf1 E56 1/2-1/2
- 1965 vs Mikhail Tal Black Candidats qf1 B11 1/2-1/2
- 1965 vs Mikhail Tal White Candidats qf1 E52 1-0
- 1965 vs Mikhail Tal Black Candidats qf1 B10 1-0
- 1964 vs David Bronstein Black Amsterdam Interzonal C11 1/2-1/2
- 1964 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Amsterdam Interzonal D79 1/2-1/2
- 1964 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Tel Aviv olm fin-A D79 1/2-1/2
- 1964 vs Paul Keres White Hoogovens E18 1/2-1/2
- 1964 vs Bent Larsen Black Amsterdam Interzonal C01 1-0
- 1964 vs Bent Larsen Black Hoogovens A03 1/2-1/2
- 1964 vs Tigran Petrosian White Tel Aviv olm fin-A D42 1/2-1/2
- 1964 vs Samuel Reshevsky White Interzonal playoff-8pl B39 1/2-1/2
- 1964 vs Samuel Reshevsky Black Amsterdam Interzonal A31 1/2-1/2
- 1964 vs Samuel Reshevsky Black Interzonal playoff-8pl D29 0-1
- 1964 vs Samuel Reshevsky Black Tel Aviv olm fin-A D23 1/2-1/2
- 1964 vs Samuel Reshevsky Black Interzonal playoff-8pl B43 0-1
- 1964 vs Vasily Smyslov White Amsterdam Interzonal E15 0-1
- 1964 vs Vasily Smyslov White Capablanca mem E54 1/2-1/2
- 1964 vs Boris Spassky White Amsterdam Interzonal D23 0-1
- 1964 vs Mikhail Tal White Amsterdam Interzonal E62 1/2-1/2
- 1963 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Sarajevo D27 1/2-1/2
- 1963 vs Bent Larsen White Halle zt E43 1-0
- 1962 vs Bobby Fischer Black Varna olm B41 1/2-1/2
- 1962 vs Bobby Fischer Black Stockholm Interzonal B17 1-0
- 1962 vs Efim Geller Black Stockholm Interzonal B11 1-0
- 1962 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Varna olm B19 1/2-1/2
- 1962 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Stockholm Interzonal B18 1/2-1/2
- 1962 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Sarajevo E66 1/2-1/2
- 1962 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Stockholm Interzonal A12 1-0
- 1962 vs Miguel Najdorf Black Varna olm B14 1-0
- 1962 vs Tigran Petrosian White Stockholm Interzonal D27 1/2-1/2
- 1962 vs Boris Spassky White Varna olm D58 1/2-1/2
- 1961 vs David Bronstein Black Maroczy mem E45 1/2-1/2
- 1961 vs Bobby Fischer White Bled D38 0-1
- 1961 vs Efim Geller White Bled E68 0-1
- 1961 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Bled E55 1/2-1/2
- 1961 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Torremolinos E45 1-0
- 1961 vs Paul Keres Black Bled C09 1-0
- 1961 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Maroczy mem E52 0-1
- 1961 vs Miguel Najdorf White Bled E69 1/2-1/2
- 1961 vs Miguel Najdorf White Torremolinos E96 0-1
- 1961 vs Tigran Petrosian White Bled A56 1-0
- 1961 vs Boris Spassky White HUN-URS A23 0-1
- 1961 vs Boris Spassky Black HUN-URS B19 1-0
- 1961 vs Boris Spassky White HUN-URS C64 0-1
- 1961 vs Mikhail Tal White EU-chT C05 1-0
- 1961 vs Mikhail Tal White Bled E65 1/2-1/2
- 1961 vs Mikhail Tal Black EU-chT B77 1-0
- 1960 vs Mikhail Botvinnik White Leipzig olm fin-A D46 1/2-1/2
- 1960 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Madrid zt playoff D42 1/2-1/2
- 1960 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Madrid zt E99 1-0
- 1960 vs Svetozar Gligoric White Madrid zt playoff E97 1/2-1/2
- 1959 vs David Bronstein White Alekhine mem A90 1/2-1/2
- 1959 vs Bent Larsen White Alekhine mem A53 1-0
- 1959 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Alekhine mem A36 1/2-1/2
- 1959 vs Boris Spassky White Alekhine mem E63 1/2-1/2
- 1958 vs Mikhail Tal Black WchT U26 E54 1-0
- 1957 vs Boris Spassky Black WchT U26 C10 1-0
- 1955 vs Boris Spassky Black Wch U20 final-A E30 1-0
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