Lajos Portisch vs Bent Larsen

Candidats qf3 · 1977 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 80 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Candidats qf3
Site Rotterdam
Round 4
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D36)
Moves 80
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Q3/8/5p2/6k1/4P1p1/4N3/5PK1/1q6 b - - 3 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Nbd7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 Be7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 c6
  9. 9.Qc2 Re8
  10. 10.h3 Nf8
  11. 11.Bf4 Ng6
  12. 12.Bh2 Bd6
  13. 13.Bxd6 Qxd6
  14. 14.O-O-O Qe7
  15. 15.g4 Be6
  16. 16.g5 Ne4
  17. 17.Bxe4 dxe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 b5
  19. 19.h4 b4
  20. 20.Na4 Qd6
  21. 21.h5 Bd5
  22. 22.Qg4 Nf8
  23. 23.b3 Qe6
  24. 24.Qf4 Nd7
  25. 25.Rhe1 Bxb3
  26. 26.axb3 Qxb3
  27. 27.Nb2 Qa2
  28. 28.Qf5 c5
  29. 29.Qxd7 cxd4
  30. 30.Rxd4 Rac8+
  31. 31.Rc4 Rxc4+
  32. 32.Nxc4 Qxc4+
  33. 33.Kd2 Qa2+
  34. 34.Kd1 Rf8
  35. 35.Qd2 Qa5
  36. 36.Ke2 Rd8
  37. 37.Nd4 Qxg5
  38. 38.Qxb4 Qxh5+
  39. 39.Nf3 h6
  40. 40.Ra1 Rc8
  41. 41.Qb1 a5
  42. 42.Ra4 Qc5
  43. 43.Nd4 Qh5+
  44. 44.Kd2 Qh4
  45. 45.Qf5 Rb8
  46. 46.Ra2 h5
  47. 47.Qf4 Qd8
  48. 48.Ke2 Qb6
  49. 49.Qf5 Qa6+
  50. 50.Qd3 Qa8
  51. 51.Qc4 Qe4
  52. 52.Qc6 Qb1
  53. 53.Qc2 Qb6
  54. 54.Nf3 Rd8
  55. 55.Nd4 Rb8
  56. 56.Qd3 g6
  57. 57.Rc2 Qb1
  58. 58.Nf3 Qb7
  59. 59.Ne5 Rc8
  60. 60.Rd2 h4
  61. 61.Qd5 Qa6+
  62. 62.Kf3 Qf6+
  63. 63.Kg2 Qf5
  64. 64.Nf3 Qf6
  65. 65.Qxa5 h3+
  66. 66.Kg3 Qc6
  67. 67.Rd8+ Rxd8
  68. 68.Qxd8+ Kg7
  69. 69.Qh4 f6
  70. 70.Qxh3 Qd6+
  71. 71.Kg2 Qd5
  72. 72.Qg4 Qc6
  73. 73.Kg3 Qc1
  74. 74.Qd7+ Kh6
  75. 75.Kg2 Qa1
  76. 76.Qe8 g5
  77. 77.Nd4 Qb1
  78. 78.e4 g4
  79. 79.Nf5+ Kg5
  80. 80.Ne3

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