Bent Larsen vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats qf3 · 1977 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 66 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 0-1
Event Candidats qf3
Site Rotterdam
Round 1
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B25)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3N4/p7/4R3/PP2bp2/4k3/1r6/6K1 w - - 1 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.f4 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Nge7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Nd4
  10. 10.Qd2 exf4
  11. 11.Bxf4 Nxf3+
  12. 12.Rxf3 Qb6
  13. 13.Rb1 Be6
  14. 14.Bg5 Nc6
  15. 15.Be3 Ne5
  16. 16.Rff1 Ng4
  17. 17.Bf4 c4+
  18. 18.Kh1 cxd3
  19. 19.cxd3 Bd4
  20. 20.h3 Ne3
  21. 21.Rfe1 Nxg2
  22. 22.Kxg2 Qc6
  23. 23.Be3 Bh8
  24. 24.Rbc1 Qd7
  25. 25.Kh2 a6
  26. 26.Qg2 Rac8
  27. 27.d4 Qd8
  28. 28.d5 Bd7
  29. 29.Bf4 Qe7
  30. 30.Qd2 Be5
  31. 31.Rf1 Rce8
  32. 32.Rce1 f6
  33. 33.a3 h5
  34. 34.Ne2 g5
  35. 35.Bxe5 Qxe5
  36. 36.Nd4 h4
  37. 37.Rg1 Kf7
  38. 38.Nf3 hxg3+
  39. 39.Rxg3 Qf4
  40. 40.Rf1 Qxd2+
  41. 41.Nxd2 Rc8
  42. 42.Rxg5 Rh8
  43. 43.e5 dxe5
  44. 44.Ne4 Rc2+
  45. 45.Kg1 Rh6
  46. 46.Rg3 f5
  47. 47.b4 b6
  48. 48.Ng5+ Ke7
  49. 49.Nf3 Kf6
  50. 50.Rg8 Rxh3
  51. 51.Rb8 f4
  52. 52.Rxb6+ Kf5
  53. 53.Rf2 Rg3+
  54. 54.Kf1 Bb5+
  55. 55.Ke1 Rxf2
  56. 56.Kxf2 Ke4
  57. 57.Nd2+ Kxd5
  58. 58.a4 Bd3
  59. 59.Rf6 Re3
  60. 60.Nb3 Re2+
  61. 61.Kg1 Rb2
  62. 62.Nc5 Be2
  63. 63.Rb6 Kd4
  64. 64.Nd7 Bf3
  65. 65.Re6 Ke3
  66. 66.Rxe5+ Be4

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