Bent Larsen vs Lajos Portisch

Palma de Mallorca · 1967 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event Palma de Mallorca
Site Palma de Mallorca
Round 8
Date 1967.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/1Nr3p1/4p2p/1Rb1Pp2/Pp3P2/1P3PP1/4K3/8 b - - 14 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.Bf4 Nf6
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Rc1 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Nxc5
  9. 9.Be2 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 a6
  11. 11.Ne5 Qxd1+
  12. 12.Rxd1 b5
  13. 13.Be2 Bb7
  14. 14.O-O b4
  15. 15.Nb1 Nd5
  16. 16.Bg3 Ne4
  17. 17.Nd2 Nxg3
  18. 18.hxg3 Rfc8
  19. 19.Ndc4 Rc5
  20. 20.e4 Nf6
  21. 21.Nd7 Rc7
  22. 22.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  23. 23.e5 Be7
  24. 24.b3 Kf8
  25. 25.Bf3 Bxf3
  26. 26.gxf3 Ke8
  27. 27.Rd2 Rd8
  28. 28.Rfd1 Rxd2
  29. 29.Rxd2 Rd7
  30. 30.Rc2 Rd3
  31. 31.f4 Bc5
  32. 32.Kf1 Kd7
  33. 33.Ke2 Rd4
  34. 34.Nd2 Kc6
  35. 35.Nf3 Rd7
  36. 36.Ng5 h6
  37. 37.Ne4 Rd5
  38. 38.a4 Kb6
  39. 39.f3 a5
  40. 40.Rc1 Be7
  41. 41.Rc8 Rd7
  42. 42.Rg8 f5
  43. 43.Nd2 Bc5
  44. 44.Rc8 Rc7
  45. 45.Nc4+ Kb7
  46. 46.Re8 Be7
  47. 47.Rg8 Bc5
  48. 48.Nxa5+ Kb6
  49. 49.Nc4+ Kc6
  50. 50.Re8 Re7
  51. 51.Rb8 Rd7
  52. 52.Na5+ Kc7
  53. 53.Rb7+ Kc8
  54. 54.Rb5 Rc7
  55. 55.Nb7

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