Bent Larsen vs Lajos Portisch

Santa Monica · 1966 · Vienna Game · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event Santa Monica
Site Santa Monica
Round 9
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Vienna Game (C25)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/KP6/8/8/1P4p1/5rPk/1R6 b - - 3 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Bc5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.Qg4 g6
  5. 5.Qf3 Nf6
  6. 6.Nge2 d6
  7. 7.d3 Bg4
  8. 8.Qg3 h6
  9. 9.f4 Qe7
  10. 10.Nd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Qxg4 Nf6
  12. 12.Qh3 Na5
  13. 13.Bb5+ c6
  14. 14.Ba4 b5
  15. 15.Bb3 d5
  16. 16.fxe5 Qxe5
  17. 17.c3 Nxb3
  18. 18.axb3 Bb6
  19. 19.Rf1 Bd8
  20. 20.Bf4 Qe6
  21. 21.Qxe6+ fxe6
  22. 22.Nd4 dxe4
  23. 23.Nxc6 Rh7
  24. 24.Nxd8 Rxd8
  25. 25.Ra6 exd3
  26. 26.Bxh6 Rxh6
  27. 27.Rxe6+ Kd7
  28. 28.Rfxf6 Rxh2
  29. 29.Rd6+ Ke7
  30. 30.Rxd8 Kxf6
  31. 31.Kf2 Rh1
  32. 32.Rxd3 Rb1
  33. 33.Rd2 Ke5
  34. 34.Kf3 a6
  35. 35.b4 Kf5
  36. 36.Ke3 Kg4
  37. 37.Kd4 Kg3
  38. 38.Kc5 g5
  39. 39.Kb6 Ra1
  40. 40.b3 Rc1
  41. 41.Kxa6 Rxc3
  42. 42.Rb2 g4
  43. 43.Kxb5 Kh2
  44. 44.Ka5 Rc8
  45. 45.b5 Ra8+
  46. 46.Kb4 Rb8
  47. 47.Kc5 Rc8+
  48. 48.Kd6 Rb8
  49. 49.Kc6 Rc8+
  50. 50.Kb7 Rf8
  51. 51.b6 g3
  52. 52.Ka6 Rf2
  53. 53.Rb1

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