Bent Larsen vs Lajos Portisch

Tilburg · 1982 · English Opening · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 0-1
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1982.00.00
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/7p/1B3b2/P4P1R/r4n2/5K1P/5P2/8 w - - 1 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bg2 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 e6
  6. 6.O-O Nge7
  7. 7.d3 O-O
  8. 8.Rb1 b6
  9. 9.Bf4 d5
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Qd2 Bb7
  12. 12.a3 d4
  13. 13.Ne4 Nd5
  14. 14.b4 Nc3
  15. 15.bxc5 Nxb1
  16. 16.Rxb1 Ne7
  17. 17.Bd6 Re8
  18. 18.Ne5 Bd5
  19. 19.Ng4 Bxe4
  20. 20.Bxe4 bxc5
  21. 21.Qf4 Nf5
  22. 22.Bc7 Qe7
  23. 23.Bxa8 Rxa8
  24. 24.Qe4 Re8
  25. 25.Qxe7 Nxe7
  26. 26.e4 f5
  27. 27.exf5 gxf5
  28. 28.Ne5 Nd5
  29. 29.Bd6 Bxe5
  30. 30.Re1 Ne3
  31. 31.Bxc5 Ng4
  32. 32.Bxd4 a5
  33. 33.h3 Kf7
  34. 34.Bb6 Nf6
  35. 35.Bxa5 Nd7
  36. 36.Rc1 Bd4
  37. 37.Rc6 Ne5
  38. 38.Rh6 Kg8
  39. 39.Kg2 Ng6
  40. 40.Rh5 Re5
  41. 41.Bc7 Re7
  42. 42.Bd6 Rd7
  43. 43.Bb8 Ne7
  44. 44.a4 Bc3
  45. 45.Bf4 Rxd3
  46. 46.Bg5 Ng6
  47. 47.Be3 Rd5
  48. 48.g4 Bf6
  49. 49.Kg3 Ne7
  50. 50.Bb6 Rd3+
  51. 51.Kf4 Ra3
  52. 52.a5 Ra4+
  53. 53.Kf3 Ng6
  54. 54.gxf5 Nf4

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