[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2020.10.13"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "Portisch"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C54"] [Annotator "GM Andrey Gutov"] [PlyCount "42"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.10.13"] {[%evp 0,42,19,31,31,57,11,22,17,-24,-2,-10,-8,-8,-13,-79,-32,-37,-23,-84,-23, -11,-17,-9,-20,-36,-23,-14,-19,25,0,0,-8,-19,-22,-43,-23,-55,-53,-61,-63,-113, -87,-140,-137]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 {The tabiya position in the Italian Game} 5. d4 {This move is a practical try by White to test Black's memory} exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 {One of the main moves} ({Also possible is blocking with the bishop} 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 Na5 11. Qa4+ Nc6 $11 {Black has achieved comfortable equality}) 7... Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5 (9. bxc3 d5 $15 {Black has got what he/she wants out of the opening}) 9... Bf6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Rxe4 d6 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 h6 $3 { Portisch's idea} 14. Qe2 (14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Qe2 Bxb5 16. Qxb5+ Qd7 17. Qe2 (17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. Nxf7 Rhf8) (17. Qxb7 O-O) 17... Kf8 $3 {A subtle but powerful move that blunts the White attack} 18. Re1 (18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Re1 Ng8 20. Re6 Kf8 21. f4 Nf6 22. Re7 Re8 $1 {Barczay-Portisch 1968, 0-1}) 18... Nxd5) (14. Qh5 O-O 15. Rae1 Ng6 16. Nxf7 (16. Ne6 fxe6 17. Qxg6 e5 18. Rxe5 dxe5 19. d6+ Kh8 20. Bd3 Bf5 21. Bxf5 Rxf5 22. Qxf5 cxd6) 16... Qf6) 14... hxg5 15. Re1 Be6 {Black gives up the extra piece to block white's attack and consolidate the advantage} 16. dxe6 f6 {White's attack has finished and the tides have turned} 17. Re3 c6 18. Rh3 Rxh3 19. gxh3 g6 {Consolidating the advantage with these slow moves gradually increases Black's positioning and White can only watch.} 20. Qf3 Qa5 21. Rd1 (21. Qxf6 Qxe1+ 22. Bf1 O-O-O 23. Qxe7 Qe4 $19) (21. Re2 Qf5) 21... Qe5 $17 0-1