Lajos Portisch vs Bent Larsen

Milan · 1975 · English Opening · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Milan
Site Milan
Round 8
Date 1975.00.00
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/1q1p1r1k/3Rp3/pQ3ppp/2PB4/1P3P2/P4PKP/3R4 b - - 3 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.e4 Bb7
  5. 5.d3 c5
  6. 6.e5 Ng8
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Nc6
  9. 9.Ndb5 a6
  10. 10.Nd6+ Bxd6
  11. 11.exd6 Nf6
  12. 12.Be2 O-O
  13. 13.O-O Rc8
  14. 14.Be3 Na5
  15. 15.Qa4 Rc6
  16. 16.Qb4 Ba8
  17. 17.b3 Qb8
  18. 18.Rad1 Nb7
  19. 19.Bf3 a5
  20. 20.Qa3 Rcc8
  21. 21.Bxb6 Ne8
  22. 22.Nb5 Nbxd6
  23. 23.Nxd6 Nxd6
  24. 24.Rxd6 Bxf3
  25. 25.gxf3 Qb7
  26. 26.Kg2 f5
  27. 27.Rfd1 g5
  28. 28.Qb2 Rf7
  29. 29.Qe5 h5
  30. 30.Bd4 Kh7
  31. 31.Qb5

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