Bent Larsen vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats qf3 · 1968 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 0-1
Event Candidats qf3
Site Porec
Round 4
Date 1968.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D61)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/1R4p1/3Np1np/1N6/P6K/4n2P/6r1/8 w - - 4 40

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 Nbd7
  7. 7.Qc2 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 c5
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Nxd5
  11. 11.Bxe7 Nxe7
  12. 12.Be2 Nf6
  13. 13.O-O Qb6
  14. 14.Rfd1 Bd7
  15. 15.Qb3 Qxb3
  16. 16.Nxb3 Rfd8
  17. 17.Kf1 Kf8
  18. 18.Rac1 Be8
  19. 19.Bf3 Bc6
  20. 20.Bxc6 Nxc6
  21. 21.Nc5 Rxd1+
  22. 22.Rxd1 Ke7
  23. 23.Nxb7 Rb8
  24. 24.Nd6 Rxb2
  25. 25.Nc8+ Ke8
  26. 26.Rd6 Ne5
  27. 27.Ra6 Nd3
  28. 28.Nd6+ Kf8
  29. 29.h3 Rxf2+
  30. 30.Kg1 Rc2
  31. 31.Ncb5 Nd5
  32. 32.Ra3 Rd2
  33. 33.Rxa7 Rd1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Nxe3
  35. 35.Rxf7+ Kg8
  36. 36.a4 Rd2
  37. 37.Kg3 Rxg2+
  38. 38.Kh4 Ne5
  39. 39.Rb7 Ng6+

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