Lajos Portisch vs Bent Larsen

Las Palmas · 1976 · English Opening · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 4
Date 1976.00.00
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/Q5pk/7p/pP3p2/q3b3/8/1B4PP/5BK1 b - - 1 37

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.e3 Ne4
  10. 10.Qc2 f5
  11. 11.Be2 a5
  12. 12.d3 Nf6
  13. 13.b5 Ne7
  14. 14.c5 b6
  15. 15.cxd6 cxd6
  16. 16.Rc1 Bb7
  17. 17.O-O Rc8
  18. 18.Qb1 Qd7
  19. 19.a4 Ng6
  20. 20.Ba3 Kh8
  21. 21.Nd2 Nh4
  22. 22.f3 Nd5
  23. 23.Rxc8 Rxc8
  24. 24.Nc4 Rxc4
  25. 25.dxc4 Nxe3
  26. 26.Qd3 Nxf1
  27. 27.Bxf1 d5
  28. 28.cxd5 Bxd5
  29. 29.Qe3 e4
  30. 30.fxe4 Bxe4
  31. 31.Qxb6 h6
  32. 32.Qd6 Qc8
  33. 33.Bb2 Kh7
  34. 34.Qe7 Qg8
  35. 35.Qxh4 Qa2
  36. 36.Qf2 Qxa4
  37. 37.Qa7

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