Lajos Portisch vs Bent Larsen

Tilburg · 1979 · Old Indian Defense · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 9
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Old Indian Defense (A53)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5b1q/1p4k1/2p3Q1/2Pp1B1p/r2P1BnP/6P1/5PK1/8 b - - 6 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 d6
  3. 3.d4 Bg4
  4. 4.Qb3 Qc8
  5. 5.h3 Bxf3
  6. 6.Qxf3 g6
  7. 7.Nc3 Bg7
  8. 8.g3 Nc6
  9. 9.e3 O-O
  10. 10.Bg2 Re8
  11. 11.Qd1 e6
  12. 12.O-O d5
  13. 13.b3 Qd7
  14. 14.Bb2 Rad8
  15. 15.Na4 Ne7
  16. 16.Nc5 Qc8
  17. 17.Qc2 Nf5
  18. 18.Rac1 c6
  19. 19.Nd3 Qb8
  20. 20.Rfe1 Nd7
  21. 21.h4 h5
  22. 22.Rcd1 a6
  23. 23.a4 Rc8
  24. 24.Qe2 Nh6
  25. 25.Bh3 Rcd8
  26. 26.Rc1 Nf6
  27. 27.Ne5 Ne4
  28. 28.c5 a5
  29. 29.Qc2 Qc7
  30. 30.Bg2 Nf6
  31. 31.Bc3 Ra8
  32. 32.Rb1 Nfg4
  33. 33.Nxg4 Nxg4
  34. 34.b4 axb4
  35. 35.Rxb4 e5
  36. 36.Reb1 Ra7
  37. 37.Bh3 exd4
  38. 38.exd4 Nf6
  39. 39.Bd2 Ne4
  40. 40.Bf4 Qd8
  41. 41.Bg2 Qa8
  42. 42.Bf1 Re7
  43. 43.Re1 Qd8
  44. 44.Kg2 Nf6
  45. 45.Rxe7 Qxe7
  46. 46.Bd3 Qe8
  47. 47.Qb1 Qc8
  48. 48.Qe1 Qd8
  49. 49.Bg5 Qd7
  50. 50.Qe5 Qd8
  51. 51.Rb3 Kh7
  52. 52.Bc2 Qh8
  53. 53.Rf3 Ng4
  54. 54.Qc7 f5
  55. 55.Rxf5 Rxa4
  56. 56.Bf4 gxf5
  57. 57.Bxf5+ Kg8
  58. 58.Qc8+ Bf8
  59. 59.Qe6+ Kg7
  60. 60.Qg6#

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