Bent Larsen vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats qf3 · 1977 · Ruy Lopez, Exchange · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event Candidats qf3
Site Rotterdam
Round 7
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Exchange (C68)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/p5K1/5PP1/8/2Bk4/1P5r/8 b - - 0 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.O-O Qd6
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Bd7
  8. 8.Be3 O-O-O
  9. 9.Nd2 Nh6
  10. 10.h3 Qg6
  11. 11.Qf3 f5
  12. 12.Rad1 fxe4
  13. 13.Qxe4 Qxe4
  14. 14.Nxe4 Nf7
  15. 15.Rfe1 Re8
  16. 16.Bd2 c5
  17. 17.Nf3 Be7
  18. 18.Nfg5 Nxg5
  19. 19.Nxg5 Bxg5
  20. 20.Bxg5 Rxe1+
  21. 21.Rxe1 Re8
  22. 22.Be3 Bf5
  23. 23.c4 b5
  24. 24.Rc1 bxc4
  25. 25.Rxc4 Re5
  26. 26.Bxc5 Be6
  27. 27.Rc1 Bxa2
  28. 28.Bd6 Re6
  29. 29.Rxc7+ Kd8
  30. 30.Bg3 Re7
  31. 31.Rc6 Re6
  32. 32.Rc1 Ke8
  33. 33.f3 Bd5
  34. 34.Rc5 Bc6
  35. 35.Be5 g6
  36. 36.Kf2 h5
  37. 37.g4 hxg4
  38. 38.hxg4 Bb7
  39. 39.Bc3 Rc6
  40. 40.Ra5 Rd6
  41. 41.Ke3 Rd7
  42. 42.Bb4 Kf7
  43. 43.Rc5 Kf6
  44. 44.Bc3+ Kf7
  45. 45.Rc4 Bd5
  46. 46.Ra4 Bb7
  47. 47.Rb4 Bd5
  48. 48.Kf2 Re7
  49. 49.Rd4 Ke6
  50. 50.Ra4 Ra7
  51. 51.Kg3 Bc6
  52. 52.Ra1 Rf7
  53. 53.f4 Bb5
  54. 54.Re1+ Kd6
  55. 55.Kh4 Kc5
  56. 56.Kg5 Bd3
  57. 57.Re5+ Kc4
  58. 58.Re3 Rb7
  59. 59.Rxd3 Kxd3
  60. 60.Kxg6 Rb6+
  61. 61.Kf5 Rh6
  62. 62.g5 Rh5
  63. 63.Kg6 Rh2
  64. 64.f5

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