Lajos Portisch vs Bent Larsen

The Game

White	Lajos Portisch
Black	Bent Larsen
Result	1-0
Event	Las Palmas
Site	Las Palmas
Round	3
Date	1972.00.00
Opening	Nimzo-Indian Defense (E57)
Moves	47

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6r1/2Qrk3/1p1P1p2/p6p/7P/P7/5PPK/8 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
4. 4.e3 c5
5. 5.Bd3 Nc6
6. 6.Nf3 d5
7. 7.O-O O-O
8. 8.a3 cxd4
9. 9.exd4 Bxc3
10. 10.bxc3 dxc4
11. 11.Bxc4 Qa5
12. 12.Qc2 e5
13. 13.Be3 exd4
14. 14.Bxd4 Nxd4
15. 15.cxd4 Bf5
16. 16.Qb3 Be4
17. 17.Ne5 Bd5
18. 18.Nd7 Bxc4
19. 19.Nxf6+ gxf6
20. 20.Qxc4 Rac8
21. 21.Qb3 b6
22. 22.Qf3 Kg7
23. 23.Rae1 Rfd8
24. 24.Re4 h5
25. 25.h4 Qd5
26. 26.Rfe1 Rc4
27. 27.Qg3+ Kf8
28. 28.Qf4 Kg7
29. 29.R1e3 Rc1+
30. 30.Kh2 Rc6
31. 31.Rg3+ Kh7
32. 32.Re7 a5
33. 33.Qe3 Rcd6
34. 34.Qd3+ Kh8
35. 35.Qd2 Kh7
36. 36.Qc2+ Kh8
37. 37.Rg6 Rg8
38. 38.Rh6+ Kg7
39. 39.Rh7+ Kf8
40. 40.Rhxf7+ Qxf7
41. 41.Rxf7+ Kxf7
42. 42.Qc7+ Ke6
43. 43.Qc4+ Rd5
44. 44.Qc6+ Rd6
45. 45.d5+ Ke7
46. 46.Qc7+ Rd7
47. 47.d6+

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