Bent Larsen vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats qf3 · 1977 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats qf3
Site Rotterdam
Round 5
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/1p1n1k2/1pp2ppp/4p3/4P3/P1P1KPPP/1P6/4N3 b - - 7 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bxf6 Qxf6
  8. 8.Nd5 Qd8
  9. 9.c3 Ne7
  10. 10.Ne3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Ng6
  12. 12.d4 Bb6
  13. 13.dxe5 dxe5
  14. 14.Qxd8 Rxd8
  15. 15.Rad1 Re8
  16. 16.Rfe1 Nf8
  17. 17.Nd5 c6
  18. 18.Nxb6 axb6
  19. 19.Re3 Ng6
  20. 20.a3 Kf8
  21. 21.h3 f6
  22. 22.Kh2 Ke7
  23. 23.Bb3 Be6
  24. 24.Bxe6 Kxe6
  25. 25.Red3 Ra4
  26. 26.Rd7 Re7
  27. 27.R7d6+ Kf7
  28. 28.Nd2 Re6
  29. 29.Rxe6 Kxe6
  30. 30.f3 Ke7
  31. 31.Nf1 Nf4
  32. 32.Ne3 g6
  33. 33.g3 Ne6
  34. 34.Ng2 Ra8
  35. 35.Nh4 Nf8
  36. 36.Kg2 Rd8
  37. 37.Rxd8 Kxd8
  38. 38.Kf2 Ke7
  39. 39.Ke3 Kf7
  40. 40.Ng2 Nd7
  41. 41.Ne1

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