Lajos Portisch vs Bent Larsen

The Game

White	Lajos Portisch
Black	Bent Larsen
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Teeside
Site	Teeside
Round	2
Date	1972.00.00
Opening	Semi-Slav Defense (D46)
Moves	38

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Final Position

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

8/R5p1/5k1p/P2p1p2/8/5PP1/r5PK/8 w - - 1 39

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 c6
4. 4.e3 Nf6
5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
6. 6.Bd3 Bd6
7. 7.e4 dxe4
8. 8.Nxe4 Nxe4
9. 9.Bxe4 O-O
10. 10.O-O c5
11. 11.Bc2 Qc7
12. 12.Qd3 f5
13. 13.b4 b6
14. 14.dxc5 bxc5
15. 15.Rd1 Be7
16. 16.b5 Bf6
17. 17.Rb1 Nb6
18. 18.Bg5 Bxg5
19. 19.Nxg5 Qf4
20. 20.Qg3 Qxg3
21. 21.hxg3 h6
22. 22.Nf3 Nxc4
23. 23.Bb3 Na5
24. 24.Rdc1 Nxb3
25. 25.Rxb3 Rd8
26. 26.Rxc5 Rd1+
27. 27.Kh2 Bb7
28. 28.Rc7 Bd5
29. 29.Ra3 Rb1
30. 30.Nd4 Rb4
31. 31.Nc6 Rxb5
32. 32.Ne7+ Kh7
33. 33.Nxd5 exd5
34. 34.Raxa7 Rxa7
35. 35.Rxa7 Rb2
36. 36.f3 Kg6
37. 37.a4 Kf6
38. 38.a5 Ra2

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