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Nuestro Círculo Nuestro Círculo Año 11 Nº 496 Semanario de Ajedrez 4 de febrero de 2012 LAJOS PORTISCH En el zonal de Halle 1967 logró obtener el encima de su actuación esperada significan- triunfo y en el Interzonal de Sousse 1967 se temente, pero no avanzó de ronda. 1937 clasificó para competir en los encuentros de Portisch ganó en ocho ocasiones el cam- Candidatos al ocupar la quinta posición con peonato húngaro. También ganó los torneos 13,5 puntos derrotando al ganador Larsen. de Sarajevo 1962, Amsterdam1963, Wijk- Sin embargo, fue este mismo jugador quien aan-Zee 1965, Amsterdam 1967, Skopje le apeó en las series de candidatos al 1968, Montecarlo 1969, Hastings 1970, vencerle en los cuartos de final por 5,5 – 4,5. Wijk-aan-Zee, Las Palmas y San Antonio En el Interzonal de Palma de Mallorca de 1972 y Wijk-aan-Zee 1975. Otro excelente 1970 compartió el 7º lugar con Smislov y le resultado fue su segundo puesto detrás de faltó medio punto para competir en los Karpov en el torneo de Milán 1975, en cuya encuentros de Candidatos. En el Interzonal fase preliminar dejó atrás incluso al campeón de Petrópolis 1973 se tomó el desquite mundial. En 2004, Portisch fue premiado con compartiendo la segunda posición con Geller el “Nemzet Sportoloja”, el mayor premio a los y Polugayevsky y obteniendo una plaza en la logros deportivos de Hungría. Portisch sigue serie de Candidatos al ganar los encuentros compitiendo ocasionalmente a la edad de 75 de desempate; batió a Polugayevsky en años. El estilo de Portisch se inscribe dentro ambas partidas y obtuvo 1,5 puntos con de la mejor tradición húngara, por su inventi- Geller. En las series de Candidatos de 1974, va. dinamismo y riqueza de ideas. Su brillan- Petrosian le eliminó apretadamente en los tez deriva fundamentalmente de su dominio cuartos de final (7-6). En el Interzonal de Biel del juego posicional y tanto en su carrera 1976 compartió la segunda posición con Tal ajedrecística como en su vida particular se y Petrosian junto con el cual se hizo acree- ha comportado siempre de forma afable, dor a disputar las series de 1977 donde fue modesta y equilibrada. eliminado por Spassky. En 1981 compartió la Portisch Participó en 20 Olimpiadas desde Gran Maestro húngaro, uno de los mejores 1ª-2ª plaza con István Farago. En 1984: 1956 hasta 2000, jugando un record de 260 jugadores de torneos, Lajos Portisch nació el compartió la 2ª/4ª plaza, En 1991 la sexta partidas, durante un record de seis décadas 4 de abril de 1937 en Zalaegerszeg en el plaza. En 2003 compartió 2ª/3ª plaza- y ganó 11 medallas. Su puntuación total en seno de una familia amante del ajedrez. Su En los matches de Candidatos, pasó a Olimpiadas es: (+121 =113 -26), un 68.3%. padre le enseñó a jugar y su hermano semifinales por primera vez derrotando a Moscú 1956, Munich 1958, Leipzig 1960, mayor es también un ajedrecista de talento Larsen 6.5-3.5 en Rótterdam 1977, pero Varna 1962, el Aviv 1964, La Habana 1966, que ha participado en varios torneos interna- entonces perdió contra Borís Spaski por 6.5- Lugano 1968, Siegen 1970, Skopje 1972, cionales. En 1955 recibió el título de maestro 8.5 en Génova 1977. En 1979 avanzó desde Niza 1974, Buenos Aires 1978, La Valletta nacional y ocupó el cuarto puesto en el el Interzonal de Río de Janeiro, compartien- 1980, Lucerna 1982, Tesalónica 1984, Dubai campeonato mundial juvenil. Después su do la 1ª/3ª plaza, junto a Tigran Petrosian y 1986, Tsalónica 1988, Manila 1992, Moscú progreso sería muy rápido. En 1958 ganó el Robert Hübner. Portisch se vengó de Borís 1994, Ereván 1996, Estambul 2000, campeonato húngaro y obtuvo el título de Spaski en 1980, cuando empató su match de Portisch también representó a Hungría en maestro internacional al ocupar el primer cuartos de final 7-7 en México y avanzó a las ocho campeonatos de Europa por equipos puesto en el torneo de Balatonfured. Sólo semifinales ya que tenía más victorias con de ajedrez, ganando un total de nueve tardó tres años en conseguir el título de gran las piezas negras. Entonces, perdió ante medallas. Ha puntuado (+16 =39 -4). maestro y durante este período participó ya Robert Hübner por 4.5-6.5 en Abano Therme Jugó en Oberhausen 1961, Hamburgo 1965, en la serie eliminatoria de clasificación para (1980). En 1982 se clasificó en el Interzonal Kapfenberg1970, Bath 1973, Moscú 1977, el campeonato del mundo. de Toluca, empatando por la 1ª/2º plaza con Skara 1980, Plovdiv 1983, Debrecen 1992. En los años siguientes demostró claramente junto a Eugenio Torre, perdió su match de Portisch jugó de primer tablero en el Cam- que era, junto con Larsen, el candidato más primera ronda contra Víktor Korchnói por 3-6 peonato del Mundo por Equipos, en Lucerna serio al título mundial con el que tenían que en Bad Kissingen (1983). En 1985 se clasi- 1985. Puntuó 5.5/9 (+2 =7 -0) y en Hungría enfrentarse los jugadores rusos. Si seguimos ficó en el Interzonal de Túnez, puntuando ganó la medalla de plata por equipos. paso a paso el avance de su carrera en este 10/16 e hizo 7/15 en el torneo de candidatos (nota basada en la Enciclopedia del Ajedrez sentido podremos darnos cuenta del rigor de Montpellier y fue eliminado. de Harry Golombek) con que Portisch ha encausado sus esfuer- En el Interzonal de Szirak de 1987, Portisch zos, así como su gran categoría ajedrecísti- hizo 12/17 empatando por la 3ª-4ª plaza, Portisch Lajos - Szabo [D85] ca. En el zonal de Madrid 1960 compartió el junto a John Nunn, derrotó a Nunn en el Budapest, 1958 primer puesto, pero en el Interzonal de desempate por 4-2 en Budapest avanzando Estocolmo 1962 salió noveno con Uhlmann, a la fase de Candidatos. Ganó su encuentro 1.d4 Cf6 2.c4 g6 3.Cc3 d5 4.cxd5 Cxd5 5.e4 faltándole medio punto para la serie de de primera ronda en 1988 por 3.5-2.5 sobre Cb6 6.Ae3 Ag7 7.h3 0-0 8.Cf3 c6 9.Ae2 Ae6 Candidatos. En el zonal de Halle 1963 ocupó Rafael Vaganian. Pero entonces perdió ante 10.0-0 Ac4 11.Dd2 C8d7 12.Ah6 e5 13.Axg7 el primer lugar y en el Internacional de Jan Timman por 2.5-3.5 en Amberes 1989. Rxg7 14.Axc4 Cxc4 15.De2 Ccb6 16.Tad1 Ámsterdam 1964 compartió con Reshevsky En el Interzonal de Manila1990 , puntuó sólo exd4 17.Cxd4 Dh4 18.f4 Cf6 19.Df3 Rg8 la octava posición. En el desempate se 5.5/13, lejos de la clasificación. Pero Portisch 20.e5 Cfd5 21.Ce4 Cc4 22.Tc1 Ccb6 23.Cd6 impuso por 2,5 a 0,5, pero después caería jugó bien en el Interzonal de Biel/Bienne de Tab8 24.Tce1 f6 25.Ce6 fxe5 26.Cxf8 Txf8 con Tal por 5,5 a 2,5. 1993, puntuando 7.5/13 y estando por 27.Txe5 Cxf4 28.Cf5 1-0 1486 Larsen Bent - Portisch Lajos [D61] 1.e4 c5 2.Cf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Cxd4 Cf6 5.Cc3 Porec, 1968 a6 6.Ag5 e6 7.f4 Db6 8.Dd2 Dxb2 9.Cb3 Da3 10.Axf6 gxf6 11.Ae2 Cc6 12.0-0 Ad7 13.f5 1.c4 e6 2.Cc3 d5 3.d4 Ae7 4.Cf3 Cf6 5.Ag5 Ce5 14.fxe6 fxe6 15.Ah5+ Rd8 16.Tab1 Tc8 0-0 6.e3 Cbd7 7.Dc2 h6 8.Ah4 c5 9.cxd5 17.Ce2 Ae7 18.Cf4 Rc7 19.Ae2 Rb8 20.Ca5 cxd4 10.Cxd4 Cxd5 11.Axe7 Cxe7 12.Ae2 b5 21.Cb3 Ad8 22.Rh1 Ab6 23.Ch5 Tc7 Cf6 13.0-0 Db6 14.Tfd1 Ad7 15.Db3 Dxb3 24.Cxf6 Ac8 25.Cg4 Cc4 26.Axc4 Txc4 16.Cxb3 Tfd8 17.Rf1 Rf8 18.Tac1 Ae8 27.Cf6 Db4 28.Dd1 Dc3 29.Tc1 h5 30.Tf3 19.Af3 Ac6 20.Axc6 Cxc6 21.Cc5 Txd1+ De5 31.Dd2 Ra8 32.Td1 Ac7 33.Ca5 d5 22.Txd1 Re7 23.Cxb7 Tb8 24.Cd6 Txb2 34.g3 Axa5 35.Dxa5 Txc2 36.Db6 Db2 25.Cc8+ Re8 26.Td6 Ce5 27.Ta6 Cd3 37.Dg1 dxe4 38.Cxe4 Ab7 39.Te3 Tf8 40.a4 28.Cd6+ Rf8 29.h3 Txf2+ 30.Rg1 Tc2 De5 0-1 31.Ccb5 Cd5 32.Ta3 Td2 33.Txa7 Td1+ 34.Rh2 Cxe3 35.Te7 Rg8 36.a4 Td2 37.Rg3 Spassky Boris - Portisch Lajos [B25] Txg2+ 38.Rh4 Ce5 39.Tb7 Cg6+ 0-1 México, 1980 Portisch Lajos - Gligoric Svetozar [E99] Madrid, 1960 Smyslov Vasily - Portisch Lajos [B92] 1.e4 c5 2.Cc3 d6 3.g3 Cc6 4.Ag2 g6 5.d3 Portoroz, 1971 Ag7 6.f4 e6 7.Cf3 Cge7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Tb1 b6 1.d4 Cf6 2.c4 g6 3.Cc3 Ag7 4.e4 d6 5.Cf3 0- 10.Ad2 Ab7 11.Ce2 Dd7 12.g4 f5 13.gxf5 0 6.Ae2 e5 7.0-0 Cc6 8.d5 Ce7 9.Ce1 Cd7 1.e4 c5 2.Cf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Cxd4 Cf6 5.Cc3 exf5 14.c4 Cd8 15.Cc3 Ce6 16.Cg5 Cxg5 10.f3 f5 11.g4 f4 12.Ad2 g5 13.Cd3 h5 14.h3 a6 6.Ae2 e5 7.Cb3 Ae6 8.f4 Dc7 9.f5 Ac4 17.fxg5 Tf7 18.Df3 Taf8 19.Dh3 Dd8 20.exf5 Tf6 15.Rf2 Th6 16.Th1 Cg6 17.Dg1 Cf6 10.Af3 a5 11.a4 Cc6 12.Ag5 Cb4 13.Axf6 Ac8 21.Ce4 Ad4+ 22.Rh1 Cxf5 23.Cf6+ Rh8 18.Re1 c5 19.a3 b6 20.b4 Ad7 21.bxc5 bxc5 gxf6 14.Ae2 Axb3 15.Ab5+ Rd8 16.cxb3 Dc5 24.Ac3 Ce3 25.Dh4 Axc3 26.bxc3 Cxf1 22.Tb1 Tb8 23.Rf2 Af8 24.Txb8 Dxb8 25.Db1 17.Dd2 h5 18.Td1 Re7 19.Df2 Dxf2+ 20.Rxf2 27.Txf1 Af5 28.d4 Txf6 29.gxf6 Dxf6 Dc7 26.Rg1 Ae7 27.Cb5 Db6 28.a4 a6 29.a5 h4 21.Ac4 Ah6 22.Cd5+ Cxd5 23.Txd5 b6 30.Dxf6+ Txf6 31.a4 Rg7 32.a5 Ad3 33.Txf6 Db8 30.Cc3 Dxb1+ 31.Cxb1 Rf7 32.Ac3 hxg4 24.Thd1 Tad8 25.b4 axb4 26.Tb5 Tb8 Rxf6 34.axb6 axb6 35.Ad5 Rf5 36.dxc5 dxc5 33.hxg4 Txh1+ 34.Rxh1 Axg4 35.fxg4 Cxe4 27.Txb4 Af4 28.Td3 Thc8 29.Ad5 Tc2+ 37.Rg1 Rf4 38.Rf2 0-1 36.Rg1 Cg3 37.Ad1 e4 38.Cc1 Af6 39.Ce2 30.Rf3 h3 31.g3 Txh2 32.Tc3 Tg2 33.Tc7+ Cxe2+ 40.Axe2 Ch4 41.Ad1 e3 42.Ae1 Ad4 Rd8 34.Txf7 Txg3+ 35.Rf2 h2 36.Th7 Tg1 Miles Anthony - Portisch Lajos [D40] 43.Rh2 Rf6 44.Ca3 Cg6 45.Ae2 Ab2 46.Cb5 37.Th8+ Re7 38.Th7+ Rf8 39.a5 h1D Lucerna, 1982 Re7 47.Ca7 Rd7 48.Cc6 Ce5 49.Cxe5+ dxe5 40.Txh1 Txh1 41.a6 Re7 42.a7 Tbh8 0-1 50.Af3 Ac1 51.Rg2 Ad2 52.Rf1 Ac1 53.Re2 1.Cf3 c5 2.c4 Cf6 3.Cc3 e6 4.e3 Cc6 5.d4 d5 Rd6 54.Rd3 Ab2 55.Ae4 Aa3 56.Af3 Ab4 Portisch Lajos - Karpov Anatoly [E55] 6.dxc5 Axc5 7.a3 0-0 8.b4 Ab6 9.Ab2 De7 57.Ac3 Re7 58.Axe5 Axa5 59.Re4 Ad2 San Antonio, 1972 10.cxd5 Td8 11.d6 Txd6 12.Dc2 e5 13.Ae2 60.Ad1 a5 61.Rf3 1-0 Cd4 14.exd4 exd4 15.0-0 dxc3 16.Axc3 Ag4 1.d4 Cf6 2.c4 e6 3.Cc3 Ab4 4.e3 c5 5.Ad3 0- 17.Tae1 Tc8 18.Db2 Te6 19.Ad1 Ce4 20.Ad4 Portisch,L - Stein,L [E92] 0 6.Cf3 d5 7.0-0 dxc4 8.Axc4 Cbd7 9.De2 Axf3 21.Axf3
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