Replay all 25 chess games from 1977 Candidates Matches. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about 1977 Candidates Matches →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977.03.01 |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
0-1 | 66 | Sicilian Defense: Closed, Botvinnik Defense, with f4 | ROUND 1 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | ROUND 2 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 86 | Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1-0 | 80 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 41 | Italian Game | ROUND 5 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1-0 | 51 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation | ROUND 6 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 64 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Bronstein Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1-0 | 54 | English Opening: King's English Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Larsen, Bent
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 50 | Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1977.03.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Larsen, Bent
|
1-0 | 30 | King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Larsen Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1977.07.03 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 20 | Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation, Main Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
0-1 | 67 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid | ROUND 3 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 36 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 4 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 61 | Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 47 | Benoni Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 18 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 7 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1-0 | 40 | Queen's Gambit Accepted: Janowski-Larsen Variation | ROUND 8 |
| 1977.07.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 40 | Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid | ROUND 9 |
| 1977.08.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 26 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense | ROUND 10 |
| 1977.08.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 17 | Indian Defense: Knights Variation | ROUND 11 |
| 1977.08.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
1/2-1/2 | 75 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Hedgehog System | ROUND 12 |
| 1977.08.?? |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1-0 | 40 | Sicilian Defense: Closed, Botvinnik Defense, with f4 | ROUND 13 |
| 1977.08.?? |
Portisch, Lajos
vs
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
|
0-1 | 53 | Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Keres Variation | ROUND 14 |
| 1977.08.19 |
Spassky, Boris Vasilievich
vs
Portisch, Lajos
|
1/2-1/2 | 30 | Ruy Lopez: Closed | ROUND 15 |