Bent Larsen vs Lajos Portisch

Tilburg · 1978 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 3
Date 1978.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C08)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/3n1p2/k2N2p1/3K3p/6P1/1R2P2P/8/2r5 w - - 2 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bb5+ Bd7
  6. 6.Qe2+ Be7
  7. 7.dxc5 Nf6
  8. 8.Nb3 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Re8
  10. 10.Nf3 a6
  11. 11.Bd3 Ba4
  12. 12.Nfd4 Nbd7
  13. 13.O-O Nxc5
  14. 14.Nxc5 Bxc5
  15. 15.Qf3 Qb6
  16. 16.Nf5 Bxe3
  17. 17.fxe3 Bd7
  18. 18.Nd4 Re7
  19. 19.Bf5 Bb5
  20. 20.Rfe1 Rae8
  21. 21.c3 Qc7
  22. 22.Rad1 Ba4
  23. 23.Rd2 Re5
  24. 24.Bd3 Bd7
  25. 25.Rf2 Rh5
  26. 26.Qf4 Qxf4
  27. 27.Rxf4 Rhe5
  28. 28.Nc2 Ng4
  29. 29.Rb4 Bc8
  30. 30.Rd4 Kf8
  31. 31.a4 a5
  32. 32.Bb5 Rd8
  33. 33.h3 Nf6
  34. 34.b4 Bf5
  35. 35.Bd3 Rc8
  36. 36.Bxf5 Rxf5
  37. 37.Rd3 axb4
  38. 38.Nd4 Re5
  39. 39.cxb4 Rc4
  40. 40.Rb1 Re8
  41. 41.a5 Rec8
  42. 42.Kh2 g6
  43. 43.b5 Ra4
  44. 44.a6 bxa6
  45. 45.b6 Rac4
  46. 46.Ra3 Rb8
  47. 47.Rxa6 Nd7
  48. 48.b7 Rc7
  49. 49.Ra8 Ke7
  50. 50.Rxb8 Nxb8
  51. 51.Kg3 Rc3
  52. 52.Kf4 Kd7
  53. 53.g4 h6
  54. 54.Rb6 Rc1
  55. 55.Ke5 Kc7
  56. 56.Rb3 Nd7+
  57. 57.Kxd5 h5
  58. 58.Nb5+ Kxb7
  59. 59.Nd6+ Ka6

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