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Portisch, Lajos vs Szabo, Laszlo

HUN-ch playoff • Budapest • 1959

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HUN-ch playoff

Portisch, Lajos vs Szabo, Laszlo
Budapest • 1959
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4Nf62.c4c53.d5e64.Nc3exd55.cxd5d66.e4g67.Be2Bg78.Nf3O-O9.Bg5h610.Bh4b511.Bxb5g512.Bg3Nxe413.Nxe4Qa5+14.Qd2Qxb515.Nxd6Qxb216.Qxb2Bxb217.Rb1Bc3+18.Kd1Na619.Kc2Bg720.Nxc8Raxc821.a3Rcd822.Rhd1Rfe823.Rb5f524.Ra5f425.Bxf4gxf426.Rxa6Re2+27.Rd2Rxd2+28.Nxd2Rxd529.Rxa7Rg530.g3fxg331.hxg3Rg432.Re7Ra433.Kb3Rd434.Re2Rd3+35.Ka4Rc336.Nf1c437.Ne3Bf838.Nc2Bc539.g4Kg71/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

39

Opening

A72

Benoni Defense: Classical Variation

Date

1959.??.??

Moves

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