Bent Larsen vs Lajos Portisch

The Game

White	Bent Larsen
Black	Lajos Portisch
Result	0-1
Event	Montreal
Site	Montreal
Round	4
Date	1979.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A26)
Moves	39

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2Q5/5bkp/7b/8/1B1p4/3q4/5PBP/7K w - - 2 40

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 e5
2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
4. 4.d3 d6
5. 5.g3 g6
6. 6.Bg2 Bg7
7. 7.Rb1 a5
8. 8.a3 Nd4
9. 9.b4 axb4
10. 10.axb4 c6
11. 11.b5 O-O
12. 12.bxc6 bxc6
13. 13.Nxd4 exd4
14. 14.Ne4 Nxe4
15. 15.Bxe4 Ra6
16. 16.O-O Bg4
17. 17.Bf4 f5
18. 18.Bg2 g5
19. 19.Bd2 f4
20. 20.Rb7 Qc8
21. 21.Qb1 Be5
22. 22.gxf4 gxf4
23. 23.Kh1 Ra1
24. 24.Qxa1 Qxb7
25. 25.Be4 Kh8
26. 26.Rg1 Bxe2
27. 27.Qe1 Bh5
28. 28.c5 Rg8
29. 29.Rxg8+ Kxg8
30. 30.cxd6 Bxd6
31. 31.Qc1 f3
32. 32.Bxc6 Qc7
33. 33.Qc4+ Bf7
34. 34.Qb5 Bf4
35. 35.Bb4 Qc8
36. 36.Qc5 Bh6
37. 37.Bxf3 Qh3
38. 38.Bg2 Qxd3
39. 39.Qc8+ Kg7

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