Lajos Portisch vs Bent Larsen

Candidats qf3 · 1968 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Candidats qf3
Site Porec
Round 7
Date 1968.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E56)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/p4P2/1p6/1P5k/P4Kp1/6Bp/8 b - - 3 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 c5
  8. 8.O-O Nc6
  9. 9.a3 Ba5
  10. 10.Qd3 a6
  11. 11.Rd1 b5
  12. 12.Ba2 Bb7
  13. 13.dxc5 Bxc3
  14. 14.Qc2 Qe7
  15. 15.Qxc3 Rfd8
  16. 16.Bd2 Ne4
  17. 17.Qc2 Nxc5
  18. 18.Be1 Na4
  19. 19.Rac1 Rxd1
  20. 20.Rxd1 Rc8
  21. 21.Bb1 g6
  22. 22.Qe2 Qf6
  23. 23.Rd7 Ba8
  24. 24.b4 Ne5
  25. 25.Nxe5 Qxe5
  26. 26.Rd4 Nc3
  27. 27.Bxc3 Rxc3
  28. 28.Qb2 Qg5
  29. 29.g3 Rc8
  30. 30.Qd2 Bf3
  31. 31.Bd3 e5
  32. 32.Rd7 Qg4
  33. 33.Bf1 Kg7
  34. 34.Qd6 Qf5
  35. 35.Rc7 Rxc7
  36. 36.Qxc7 Bd5
  37. 37.f4 exf4
  38. 38.Qxf4 Qxf4
  39. 39.exf4 Kf6
  40. 40.Kf2 Kf5
  41. 41.Ke3 Kg4
  42. 42.Kd4 Bb7
  43. 43.Ke5 h5
  44. 44.Kf6 Bd5
  45. 45.Bd3 Kh3
  46. 46.f5 Kxh2
  47. 47.Ke5 g5
  48. 48.Kxd5 Kxg3
  49. 49.f6 h4
  50. 50.Ke5 h3
  51. 51.Kf5 Kh4
  52. 52.Be4 h2
  53. 53.Bd5 g4
  54. 54.Kf4 Kh3
  55. 55.Bh1 g3
  56. 56.Kf3 Kh4
  57. 57.Bg2

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