Lajos Portisch vs Bent Larsen

Sousse Interzonal · 1967 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Sousse Interzonal
Site Sousse
Round 4
Date 1967.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A41)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2Bp1kp1/3Pp3/1P2p3/r3B1P1/5PK1/8 b - - 1 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d6
  2. 2.d4 Bg4
  3. 3.c4 g6
  4. 4.Qb3 Qc8
  5. 5.h3 Bxf3
  6. 6.Qxf3 Bg7
  7. 7.e3 Nf6
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.g3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bg2 c6
  11. 11.O-O e5
  12. 12.d5 cxd5
  13. 13.cxd5 Ne8
  14. 14.e4 f5
  15. 15.h4 Qc4
  16. 16.h5 fxe4
  17. 17.Qd1 gxh5
  18. 18.Qxh5 Nef6
  19. 19.Qh4 Nc5
  20. 20.Be3 Rac8
  21. 21.Rfd1 Kh8
  22. 22.Bh3 Rc7
  23. 23.Bf5 b5
  24. 24.Rac1 Nd3
  25. 25.Ne2 Nxc1
  26. 26.Rxc1 Qxe2
  27. 27.Rxc7 Rg8
  28. 28.Rxg7 Qd1+
  29. 29.Kh2 Kxg7
  30. 30.Qg5+ Kf7
  31. 31.Be6+ Ke8
  32. 32.Qxf6 Qh5+
  33. 33.Bh3 Qg6
  34. 34.Qxg6+ hxg6
  35. 35.Bxa7 Ke7
  36. 36.a3 Rh8
  37. 37.Be3 Kf6
  38. 38.Kg2 Rh7
  39. 39.Bc8 Rc7
  40. 40.Ba6 Rc2
  41. 41.b4 Rc3
  42. 42.Bxb5 Rxa3
  43. 43.Bc6

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