Bent Larsen vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats qf3 · 1968 · Vienna Game · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf3
Site Porec
Round 8
Date 1968.00.00
Opening Vienna Game (C28)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5k2/6p1/3K1b2/7p/6bP/5QP1/8/8 w - - 5 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Na5
  5. 5.Bb3 Nxb3
  6. 6.axb3 d5
  7. 7.exd5 Bb4
  8. 8.Nf3 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bd2 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Bd6
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Ng5 f5
  13. 13.Re1 Qf6
  14. 14.c4 h6
  15. 15.Nf3 e4
  16. 16.dxe4 fxe4
  17. 17.Rxe4 Bf5
  18. 18.Re3 Bxc2
  19. 19.Qe1 Qg6
  20. 20.Bc3 Rae8
  21. 21.Ne5 Qh5
  22. 22.b4 b6
  23. 23.h3 a5
  24. 24.bxa5 Bc5
  25. 25.Qe2 Qg5
  26. 26.Rf3 Rxf3
  27. 27.Qxf3 Rxe5
  28. 28.h4 Qf5
  29. 29.Bxe5 Qxe5
  30. 30.Qd5+ Qxd5
  31. 31.cxd5 Bb3
  32. 32.a6 Bxd5
  33. 33.Rd1 Bc6
  34. 34.Rd8+ Kf7
  35. 35.a7 b5
  36. 36.Rd7+ Bxd7
  37. 37.a8=Q Bd6
  38. 38.Qd5+ Kf8
  39. 39.f4 b4
  40. 40.f5 Be8
  41. 41.Kf2 Be7
  42. 42.g3 c5
  43. 43.Ke3 Bf7
  44. 44.Qb7 Be8
  45. 45.Kd3 Bf6
  46. 46.Qb8 Be7
  47. 47.Kc4 Kf7
  48. 48.Kd5 Kf8
  49. 49.f6 Bxf6
  50. 50.Kxc5 Be7+
  51. 51.Kd5 Kf7
  52. 52.Qf4+ Kg8
  53. 53.Qb8 Kf7
  54. 54.Qb7 Kf8
  55. 55.Ke5 h5
  56. 56.Qb8 Kf7
  57. 57.Qc7 Kf8
  58. 58.Qb8 Kf7
  59. 59.Qc8 b3
  60. 60.Qc4+ Kf8
  61. 61.Qxb3 Bd7
  62. 62.Qf3+ Bf6+
  63. 63.Kd6 Bg4

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