Lajos Portisch vs Bent Larsen

Candidats qf3 · 1968 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Bent Larsen
Result 0-1
Event Candidats qf3
Site Porec
Round 3
Date 1968.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E56)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6p1/4pp2/pp1b1k1p/5P1P/2B3P1/rP3K2/3R4 w - - 2 42

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 c5
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 Ba5
  10. 10.Qd3 a6
  11. 11.a4 Bd7
  12. 12.dxc5 Qe7
  13. 13.e4 Qxc5
  14. 14.Be3 Qh5
  15. 15.Bf4 Rac8
  16. 16.Rac1 Rfd8
  17. 17.Bg3 Be8
  18. 18.Qb1 Nd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 Rxc4
  20. 20.Nde2 Nxe4
  21. 21.Nxe4 Qxe2
  22. 22.Nd6 Rxc1
  23. 23.Qxc1 Bc6
  24. 24.Qg5 Qd2
  25. 25.Bf4 Qd5
  26. 26.Nc4 Qxg5
  27. 27.Bxg5 Rd5
  28. 28.Nxa5 Rxa5
  29. 29.Bd2 Rxa4
  30. 30.Bc3 h5
  31. 31.Rd1 Rg4
  32. 32.g3 Ra4
  33. 33.f4 Kh7
  34. 34.Re1 Bd5
  35. 35.Kf2 f6
  36. 36.h4 Kg6
  37. 37.Re3 Kf5
  38. 38.Re1 b6
  39. 39.Rd1 a5
  40. 40.Re1 b5
  41. 41.Rd1 Ra2

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