Bent Larsen vs Lajos Portisch

The Game

White	Bent Larsen
Black	Lajos Portisch
Result	1-0
Event	Candidats qf3
Site	Porec
Round	2
Date	1968.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D59)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/3R4/p5Np/8/2B3P1/7P/P4PK1/4q3 b - - 0 41

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.Rfc1 c4
15. 15.b3 b5
16. 16.Qa5 Rfb8
17. 17.bxc4 bxc4
18. 18.Rab1 Qd8
19. 19.Qxd8+ Rxd8
20. 20.Nd2 Rab8
21. 21.Rxb8 Rxb8
22. 22.Nb1 Rb2
23. 23.Nc3 Nb6
24. 24.Bd1 Bf5
25. 25.h3 g6
26. 26.Bf3 Be6
27. 27.g4 f5
28. 28.Kg2 f4
29. 29.exf4 Rd2
30. 30.Re1 Bf7
31. 31.Nb5 a6
32. 32.Nd6 Rxd4
33. 33.Rb1 Nd7
34. 34.Rb7 c3
35. 35.Rc7 Rxf4
36. 36.Nxf7 Rc4
37. 37.Rxd7 c2
38. 38.Ne5 c1=Q
39. 39.Bxd5+ Kf8
40. 40.Bxc4 Qe1
41. 41.Nxg6+

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