Bent Larsen vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats qf3 · 1977 · Ruy Lopez, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf3
Site Rotterdam
Round 9
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Exchange (C69)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/2N2k2/8/4p1pp/3bP3/5P1r/4K2P/7R w - - 5 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.O-O f6
  6. 6.d4 Bg4
  7. 7.c3 Bd6
  8. 8.dxe5 fxe5
  9. 9.Qb3 Bxf3
  10. 10.gxf3 b6
  11. 11.Qc4 Ne7
  12. 12.Be3 b5
  13. 13.Qe6 Qd7
  14. 14.Qg4 Ng6
  15. 15.Nd2 Qe7
  16. 16.Kh1 O-O
  17. 17.Rg1 Nf4
  18. 18.a4 Rf6
  19. 19.Qh4 Raf8
  20. 20.axb5 axb5
  21. 21.Bxf4 Rxf4
  22. 22.Qxe7 Bxe7
  23. 23.Ra7 Rd8
  24. 24.Nb3 Rxf3
  25. 25.Rxc7 Bf8
  26. 26.Kg2 Rf6
  27. 27.Rf1 Rd3
  28. 28.Na5 Rdd6
  29. 29.b3 h6
  30. 30.c4 bxc4
  31. 31.Nxc4 Rde6
  32. 32.Ne3 Rf4
  33. 33.f3 Rg6+
  34. 34.Kf2 Bc5
  35. 35.Ke2 Rh4
  36. 36.Ng4 Bd4
  37. 37.Rc8+ Kh7
  38. 38.Rh1 h5
  39. 39.Ne3 c5
  40. 40.Rf8 Rh3
  41. 41.Rf7 Kg8
  42. 42.Rc7 Rf6
  43. 43.Nf5 g6
  44. 44.Rc6 Rxc6
  45. 45.Ne7+ Kf7
  46. 46.Nxc6 g5
  47. 47.b4 cxb4
  48. 48.Nxb4 Kf6
  49. 49.Nd5+ Ke6
  50. 50.Nc7+ Kf7

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