Bent Larsen vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats qf3 · 1968 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf3
Site Porec
Round 6
Date 1968.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D59)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

6k1/q5p1/4p2p/2r1N3/3P4/1P6/5PPP/5RK1 w - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 O-O
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.Nxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Be2 Be6
  12. 12.O-O c5
  13. 13.Qd2 Nd7
  14. 14.b3 a5
  15. 15.Bb5 Nf6
  16. 16.Ne5 Rfc8
  17. 17.Rac1 Ne4
  18. 18.Qb2 Nd6
  19. 19.Be2 Nf5
  20. 20.Bd3 Nd6
  21. 21.Qa3 Qa7
  22. 22.Be2 a4
  23. 23.dxc5 bxc5
  24. 24.Bf3 Nb5
  25. 25.Qb2 axb3
  26. 26.Qxb3 Rab8
  27. 27.Bxd5 Nd4
  28. 28.exd4 Rxb3
  29. 29.Bxe6 fxe6
  30. 30.axb3 Rc7
  31. 31.Rxc5 Rxc5

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