Ferenc Portisch
Number of games in database: 91
Years covered: 1952 to 2002
Last FIDE rating: 2340
Highest rating achieved in database: 2405
Overall record: +20 -30 =41 (44.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Nimzo Indian (9)      E54 E55 E43 E42 E56  Modern Benoni (7)      A56 A72 A58 A71 A67  King's Indian (6)      E61 E73  Queen's Pawn Game (5)      D02 A41 D00  Grunfeld (4)      D92 D85	With the Black pieces:  King's Indian (15)      E69 E98 E83 E76 E61  French Defense (15)      C07 C09 C00 C18 C16  French Tarrasch (7)      C07 C09  French Winawer (5)      C18 C16 C19 C15

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   F Portisch vs Oravez, 1952 1-0

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FERENC PORTISCH (born Apr-09-1939) Hungary [what is this?] Ferenc Portisch, like his older brother Lajos Portisch, was born in Zalaegerszeg. He was awarded the IM title in 1975.

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. F Portisch vs Oravez 1-0 10 1952 Sombathej B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. F Portisch vs S Rosta   1-0 21 1959 Zalaegerszeg C78 Ruy Lopez 3. F Portisch vs J Vannay   1-0 54 1959 Zalaegerszeg A00 Uncommon Opening 4. Gy Baranyi vs F Portisch   0-1 35 1959 Zalaegerszeg A56 Benoni Defense 5. F Portisch vs I Jankovits   1-0 27 1959 Zalaegerszeg D00 Queen's Pawn Game 6. F Portisch vs G Kluger   1-0 44 1965 HUN-ch 21th E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation 7. G Kluger vs F Portisch   ½-½ 47 1966 HUN-ch D55 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. Adorjan vs F Portisch   0-1 27 1966 Hungary C18 French, Winawer 9. L Sapi vs F Portisch   ½-½ 49 1966 Ungarn D97 Grunfeld, Russian 10. F Portisch vs Portisch ½-½ 15 1966 Budapest A72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O 11. G Kluger vs F Portisch   1-0 28 1967 Budapest Bajnogsag 8th E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 12. V Faibisovich vs F Portisch   1-0 46 1969 Leningrad E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line 13. Taimanov vs F Portisch   1-0 32 1969 Zalaegerszeg E97 King's Indian 14. H Westerinen vs F Portisch   1-0 54 1969 Leningrad C07 French, Tarrasch 15. A Kapengut vs F Portisch   1-0 47 1969 Leningrad A45 Queen's Pawn Game 16. F Portisch vs S Kupka   ½-½ 25 1969 Leningrad D92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4 17. F Portisch vs I Bilek 0-1 31 1969 Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System 18. F Portisch vs Timman ½-½ 57 1969 Leningrad A65 Benoni, 6.e4 19. I Nei vs F Portisch   ½-½ 42 1969 Zalaegerszeg C07 French, Tarrasch 20. F Portisch vs G Timoshchenko   0-1 38 1969 Vilnius A71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 21. F Portisch vs A Butnorius   0-1 42 1969 Leningrad E61 King's Indian 22. F Portisch vs Razuvaev   ½-½ 24 1969 Leningrad E61 King's Indian 23. Anikaev vs F Portisch   ½-½ 26 1969 Leningrad A05 Reti Opening 24. F Portisch vs Adorjan   ½-½ 14 1970 Budapest HUN ch D92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4 25. P Dely vs F Portisch   ½-½ 17 1970 HUN-ch A02 Bird's Opening  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91

May-01-06    DeepBlade: Relative of Lajos Portisch ? May-01-06    Resignation Trap: <DeepBlade> Yes! He is Lajos' younger brother.

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