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Portisch, Lajos vs Barcza, Gedeon

HUN-ch playoff • Budapest • 1959

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HUN-ch playoff

Portisch, Lajos vs Barcza, Gedeon
Budapest • 1959
1/2-1/2
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.d4c62.c4d63.Nc3Nf64.e4e55.Nge2Be76.g3Bg47.Bg2exd48.Qxd4Nbd79.O-OQb610.b3Ne511.f3Qxd4+12.Nxd4Bd713.Rd1O-O-O14.Ba3Ne815.Rd2h516.Re1g517.Nd1c518.Nf5Bxf519.exf5Bf620.Bb2Nd721.Bxf6Ndxf622.Nc3Nc723.Red1d524.cxd5Rd625.Ne4Nxe426.fxe4Re827.Rc1b628.b4Na629.Bf1Kb730.Bxa6+Kxa631.bxc5bxc532.Rxc5Rxe433.Rc7f634.Rh7Re535.Rxh5Rxf536.h4Kb537.Rh7gxh438.gxh4Rfxd539.Rxd5+Rxd540.h5a541.h61/2-1/2

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Result

1/2-1/2

Draw

Moves

41

Opening

A53

Old Indian Defense

Date

1959.??.??

Moves

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