Lajos Portisch vs Bent Larsen

Alekhine mem · 1959 · Old Indian Defense · 1-0 in 79 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Alekhine mem
Site Moscow
Round 4
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Old Indian Defense (A53)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1PK5/b2Pp3/P3P3/1Bp5/3k4/8 b - - 2 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 Bg4
  4. 4.Nc3 Nbd7
  5. 5.e4 e5
  6. 6.Be2 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Bh5
  9. 9.Nd2 Bg6
  10. 10.f3 c6
  11. 11.d5 Ne8
  12. 12.b4 Bg5
  13. 13.Bf2 c5
  14. 14.bxc5 Nxc5
  15. 15.Nb3 b6
  16. 16.Nxc5 bxc5
  17. 17.Rb1 Qc8
  18. 18.Bd3 Nc7
  19. 19.Qc2 Qa6
  20. 20.Rb2 Rfb8
  21. 21.Rfb1 Rb6
  22. 22.Na4 Rxb2
  23. 23.Rxb2 Bd8
  24. 24.Nc3 f6
  25. 25.Qb1 Kf8
  26. 26.g3 Be8
  27. 27.f4 Bd7
  28. 28.Be3 Ne8
  29. 29.f5 Ba5
  30. 30.Ne2 Qc8
  31. 31.h4 Bc7
  32. 32.Nc3 Rb8
  33. 33.Nb5 Bxb5
  34. 34.Rxb5 Bb6
  35. 35.g4 Nc7
  36. 36.Rb2 Na6
  37. 37.g5 Bd8
  38. 38.Rb5 Rb6
  39. 39.a3 Qb7
  40. 40.Qd1 Nc7
  41. 41.Rxb6 axb6
  42. 42.g6 h6
  43. 43.Qa4 Ne8
  44. 44.Bc2 Ke7
  45. 45.Kf2 Nc7
  46. 46.Bd3 Ne8
  47. 47.Bc2 Nc7
  48. 48.Bd3 Qa8
  49. 49.Qxa8 Nxa8
  50. 50.Bc2 b5
  51. 51.cxb5 Ba5
  52. 52.Ke2 Nb6
  53. 53.a4 Nc4
  54. 54.Bc1 Bb6
  55. 55.Kf3 Kf8
  56. 56.Kg4 Kg8
  57. 57.Bd3 Na5
  58. 58.Be2 Nb3
  59. 59.Be3 Na5
  60. 60.Kh5 Nb3
  61. 61.Bd1 Na5
  62. 62.Bxh6 gxh6
  63. 63.Kxh6 c4
  64. 64.g7 Nb3
  65. 65.Kg6 Nd2
  66. 66.Bc2 Nf3
  67. 67.Kxf6 Bd8+
  68. 68.Ke6 Kxg7
  69. 69.Kd7 Ba5
  70. 70.h5 c3
  71. 71.Ke7 Ng5
  72. 72.f6+ Kh6
  73. 73.f7 Nxf7
  74. 74.Kxf7 Kxh5
  75. 75.Ke7 Kg4
  76. 76.Kxd6 Kf4
  77. 77.Kc6 Ke3
  78. 78.b6 Kd2
  79. 79.Bb3

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