Mikhail Botvinnik vs Bent Larsen

Noordwijk · 1965 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Noordwijk
Site Noordwijk
Round 1
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D36)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1r6/R3P2k/3NnP1p/3K4/2p3P1/7P/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 c6
  6. 6.e3 Be7
  7. 7.Qc2 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nge2 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 Re8
  11. 11.f3 c5
  12. 12.O-O a6
  13. 13.Rad1 b5
  14. 14.Bf2 c4
  15. 15.Bf5 Nb6
  16. 16.Ng3 Bf8
  17. 17.a3 Bb7
  18. 18.e4 g6
  19. 19.Bh3 a5
  20. 20.e5 b4
  21. 21.Nce2 Nh7
  22. 22.f4 Bc6
  23. 23.Ra1 Ba4
  24. 24.Qb1 f5
  25. 25.axb4 axb4
  26. 26.Nxf5 gxf5
  27. 27.Bxf5 Qe7
  28. 28.Ng3 Bd7
  29. 29.Bxd7 Nxd7
  30. 30.Qg6+ Qg7
  31. 31.Qc6 Rxa1
  32. 32.Rxa1 Qf7
  33. 33.Ra7 Nxe5
  34. 34.dxe5 Qe6
  35. 35.Qxe6+ Rxe6
  36. 36.Nf5 Rc6
  37. 37.Kf1 c3
  38. 38.bxc3 bxc3
  39. 39.Be3 Bc5
  40. 40.Bxc5 Rxc5
  41. 41.Ra1 Nf8
  42. 42.Ke2 Ne6
  43. 43.g3 h5
  44. 44.Kd3 d4
  45. 45.Nd6 Rc7
  46. 46.Ne4 Kh7
  47. 47.f5 Nd8
  48. 48.Nf6+ Kh6
  49. 49.Nd5 Rb7
  50. 50.e6 Nc6
  51. 51.Ra6 Ne5+
  52. 52.Kxd4

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