Lajos Portisch vs Bent Larsen

The Game

White	Lajos Portisch
Black	Bent Larsen
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Candidats qf3
Site	Porec
Round	1
Date	1968.00.00
Opening	Nimzo-Indian Defense (E56)
Moves	41

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Final Position

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

8/5pp1/4b3/7k/2p2Kp1/2B1P3/1P3PP1/8 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.e3 O-O
5. 5.Bd3 c5
6. 6.Nf3 d5
7. 7.O-O Nc6
8. 8.a3 dxc4
9. 9.Bxc4 Ba5
10. 10.Qd3 a6
11. 11.Rd1 b5
12. 12.Ba2 c4
13. 13.Qe2 Qe8
14. 14.Bd2 Bb6
15. 15.Bb1 e5
16. 16.dxe5 Nxe5
17. 17.Ne4 Nxe4
18. 18.Bxe4 Nc6
19. 19.Ng5 h6
20. 20.Qh5 Bd8
21. 21.h4 Bxg5
22. 22.Bxc6 Qxc6
23. 23.hxg5 Bb7
24. 24.Qg4 Qg6
25. 25.Bb4 Rfe8
26. 26.Rd6 Qxg5
27. 27.Qxg5 hxg5
28. 28.Rad1 g4
29. 29.Kh2 Be4
30. 30.R1d4 Bf5
31. 31.Rb6 Re6
32. 32.Rdd6 a5
33. 33.Bc3 Rxd6
34. 34.Rxd6 Be6
35. 35.Rb6 b4
36. 36.axb4 axb4
37. 37.Rxb4 Kh7
38. 38.Rb5 Kg6
39. 39.Kg3 Rh8
40. 40.Kf4 Rh5
41. 41.Rxh5 Kxh5

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