Bent Larsen vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats qf3 · 1977 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1-0 in 86 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event Candidats qf3
Site Rotterdam
Round 3
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B47)
Moves 86
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Q3/8/8/P7/4k3/K7/6p1/3r4 b - - 2 86

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be2 b6
  7. 7.Be3 Bb7
  8. 8.Qd2 Nxd4
  9. 9.Bxd4 a6
  10. 10.Rd1 Nf6
  11. 11.Qe3 Bc5
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.e5 Nd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.c4 Bxd4
  16. 16.Rxd4 Bc6
  17. 17.Qg3 f6
  18. 18.exf6 Qxg3
  19. 19.hxg3 Rxf6
  20. 20.Bf3 Bxf3
  21. 21.gxf3 Rxf3
  22. 22.Rxd7 Rc8
  23. 23.Rc1 Rc6
  24. 24.Ra7 a5
  25. 25.Rd1 Rxc4
  26. 26.Kg2 Rf6
  27. 27.Rd8+ Rf8
  28. 28.Rdd7 Rg4
  29. 29.Rdb7 h5
  30. 30.Rxb6 Rg5
  31. 31.Rxe6 h4
  32. 32.Re2 hxg3
  33. 33.fxg3 Rd8
  34. 34.Rae7 Rd3
  35. 35.R7e3 Rdd5
  36. 36.b3 Rc5
  37. 37.Re8+ Kh7
  38. 38.R8e4 Rc3
  39. 39.R4e3 Rcc5
  40. 40.Kf2 Kg8
  41. 41.Rd2 Rg4
  42. 42.Rd8+ Kh7
  43. 43.a3 Rgg5
  44. 44.Rd4 Rgf5+
  45. 45.Ke2 Rg5
  46. 46.Rh4+ Kg8
  47. 47.Rc4 Rcd5
  48. 48.Rf4 Rd6
  49. 49.Rfe4 Rdg6
  50. 50.Kf2 Rf6+
  51. 51.Rf3 Rb6
  52. 52.Ke2 Rgb5
  53. 53.Ree3 Rd5
  54. 54.Rd3 Rh5
  55. 55.Ke3 Re6+
  56. 56.Kd2 Rc6
  57. 57.Rc3 Rd6+
  58. 58.Rfd3 Rb6
  59. 59.Rc8+ Kh7
  60. 60.Rc4 Rg5
  61. 61.Rh4+ Kg8
  62. 62.Rd8+ Kf7
  63. 63.Rf4+ Kg6
  64. 64.Rd3 Kh7
  65. 65.g4 Rgb5
  66. 66.Kc2 Kg6
  67. 67.Rfd4 Kg5
  68. 68.a4 Rc5+
  69. 69.Kb2 Rbc6
  70. 70.Rh3 g6
  71. 71.Rh8 Rc2+
  72. 72.Ka3 R6c5
  73. 73.Rb8 Kh4
  74. 74.Rb5 g5
  75. 75.Rd5 Rxd5
  76. 76.Rxd5 Kxg4
  77. 77.Rxa5 Rc8
  78. 78.Rd5 Kf4
  79. 79.a5 g4
  80. 80.Rd1 g3
  81. 81.b4 g2
  82. 82.b5 Ke5
  83. 83.b6 Rd8
  84. 84.b7 Rxd1
  85. 85.b8=Q+ Ke4
  86. 86.Qe8+

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