Efim Geller vs Bent Larsen

Copenhagen cm-3pl · 1966 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 70 moves

The Game

White Efim Geller
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Copenhagen cm-3pl
Site Copenhagen
Round 8
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D63)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4b3/1PK1P3/5k2/4N2p/1r6/8/4R3/8 b - - 1 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Rc1 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Nxe7
  10. 10.Be2 b6
  11. 11.O-O Bb7
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.b4 Ne4
  14. 14.Nxe4 Bxe4
  15. 15.Qa4 Rc8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Nd5
  17. 17.b5 Bg6
  18. 18.Ne5 Qf6
  19. 19.Qd4 Qe7
  20. 20.Nc6 Qa3
  21. 21.Bf3 Kh8
  22. 22.Bxd5 exd5
  23. 23.Qxd5 h6
  24. 24.Qb3 Qxb3
  25. 25.axb3 Rc7
  26. 26.f3 Rfc8
  27. 27.Rc4 Kh7
  28. 28.Rdd4 Bf5
  29. 29.Nd8 f6
  30. 30.Kf2 Bg6
  31. 31.Nc6 Bf5
  32. 32.Rd6 Ra8
  33. 33.e4 Bg6
  34. 34.Nb4 Rc5
  35. 35.Rxc5 bxc5
  36. 36.Na6 Rc8
  37. 37.Rc6 Rd8
  38. 38.Ke3 Be8
  39. 39.Rxc5 Rd1
  40. 40.Nc7 Bf7
  41. 41.b4 Re1+
  42. 42.Kd4 Rd1+
  43. 43.Kc3 Rg1
  44. 44.Nd5 f5
  45. 45.Kd4 fxe4
  46. 46.fxe4 Be8
  47. 47.g3 Rg2
  48. 48.Nc7 Bg6
  49. 49.Ne6 Bf7
  50. 50.Ke5 Rxh2
  51. 51.Nd8 Bg6
  52. 52.Nc6 Ra2
  53. 53.Rc4 h5
  54. 54.Kd6 Ra3
  55. 55.e5 Rxg3
  56. 56.e6 Rd3+
  57. 57.Kc7 Re3
  58. 58.e7 Bf7
  59. 59.Rf4 Kg8
  60. 60.Kb8 g5
  61. 61.Rf5 g4
  62. 62.Kxa7 Be8
  63. 63.Ne5 Ra3+
  64. 64.Kb7 Kg7
  65. 65.b6 g3
  66. 66.Kc7 Rb3
  67. 67.b7 g2
  68. 68.Rg5+ Kf6
  69. 69.Rxg2 Rxb4
  70. 70.Re2

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