Lajos Portisch vs Bent Larsen

The Game

White	Lajos Portisch
Black	Bent Larsen
Result	1-0
Event	Palma de Mallorca
Site	Palma de Mallorca
Round	12
Date	1971.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A17)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2rk4/2p5/3pPP1p/2p3p1/2P2p2/P4P2/7P/6RK b - - 0 43

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 Nf6
2. 2.Nc3 e6
3. 3.Nf3 Bb4
4. 4.Qc2 O-O
5. 5.a3 Bxc3
6. 6.Qxc3 d6
7. 7.b4 e5
8. 8.Bb2 Nc6
9. 9.b5 Ne7
10. 10.e3 b6
11. 11.Be2 Bb7
12. 12.O-O Ne4
13. 13.Qc2 Ng6
14. 14.Ne1 f5
15. 15.f3 Nc5
16. 16.d4 Ne6
17. 17.d5 Nc5
18. 18.Nd3 f4
19. 19.Nxc5 bxc5
20. 20.Bd3 fxe3
21. 21.Rae1 a6
22. 22.bxa6 Bxa6
23. 23.Rxe3 Qg5
24. 24.Bc1 Qh5
25. 25.g3 Ne7
26. 26.Re4 h6
27. 27.Rh4 Qf7
28. 28.Qe2 Bc8
29. 29.g4 Qf6
30. 30.Rh5 Ng6
31. 31.Qe4 Nf4
32. 32.Bxf4 exf4
33. 33.Qh7+ Kf7
34. 34.Bf5 Qd4+
35. 35.Kh1 Qc3
36. 36.Bxc8 Raxc8
37. 37.Rf5+ Ke7
38. 38.Qg6 Rxf5
39. 39.Qe6+ Kd8
40. 40.gxf5 Qe5
41. 41.Rg1 Qxe6
42. 42.dxe6 g5
43. 43.f6

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