Lajos Portisch vs Bent Larsen

Candidats qf3 · 1977 · English Opening · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Candidats qf3
Site Rotterdam
Round 8
Date 1977.00.00
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2k5/P2N2p1/2P5/4pP1p/1n2P3/5K2/8 b - - 4 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nf3 f5
  4. 4.d4 e4
  5. 5.Ng5 Be7
  6. 6.Nh3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 dxc5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Bxd8
  9. 9.Nb5 Ba5+
  10. 10.Bd2 Bxd2+
  11. 11.Kxd2 Na6
  12. 12.e3 Nf6
  13. 13.Be2 Ke7
  14. 14.a3 Bd7
  15. 15.Rhc1 Rhg8
  16. 16.f4 b6
  17. 17.Nc3 Nc7
  18. 18.b4 Rgb8
  19. 19.Nf2 Nce8
  20. 20.g4 Nd6
  21. 21.gxf5 Bxf5
  22. 22.bxc5 bxc5
  23. 23.Nb5 Nf7
  24. 24.Rab1 Rb6
  25. 25.Rg1 g6
  26. 26.Kc2 Bd7
  27. 27.Ng4 Nxg4
  28. 28.Bxg4 Bc6
  29. 29.h4 Nh6
  30. 30.Bh3 Rd8
  31. 31.Rgd1 Rdb8
  32. 32.a4 a6
  33. 33.a5 R6b7
  34. 34.Nc3 Rxb1
  35. 35.Rxb1 Rxb1
  36. 36.Nxb1 Kf6
  37. 37.Bc8 Nf5
  38. 38.Kd2 Nxh4
  39. 39.Bxa6 Nf5
  40. 40.Nc3 Ke7
  41. 41.Bb5 Ba8
  42. 42.a6 Kd8
  43. 43.Na4 Kc7
  44. 44.Nxc5 h5
  45. 45.Ne6+ Kb6
  46. 46.Nd4 Nh4
  47. 47.Ke2 Nf3
  48. 48.Kf2 Nd2
  49. 49.Ne6 h4
  50. 50.Ng5 Bc6
  51. 51.Bxc6 Kxc6
  52. 52.c5 Kc7
  53. 53.Nf7 Nb3
  54. 54.Nd6

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