Svetozar Gligoric vs Bent Larsen

Zuerich · 1959 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Zuerich
Site Zuerich
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B29)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2q3k1/p2Q1NpP/8/8/4B3/1pr5/3K3P/8 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.e5 Nd5
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Nxd5 exd5
  6. 6.d4 Nc6
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Qxd5 Qb6
  9. 9.Bc4 Bxf2+
  10. 10.Ke2 O-O
  11. 11.Rf1 Bc5
  12. 12.Ng5 Nd4+
  13. 13.Kd3 Qg6+
  14. 14.Qe4 d5
  15. 15.Bxd5 Bf5
  16. 16.Rxf5 Nxf5
  17. 17.e6 Rad8
  18. 18.exf7+ Kh8
  19. 19.c4 b5
  20. 20.b3 Qf6
  21. 21.Rb1 Bb4
  22. 22.Bf4 Rd7
  23. 23.Ne6 Qc3+
  24. 24.Ke2 Rfxf7
  25. 25.g4 Nd6
  26. 26.Qd3 Qf6
  27. 27.g5 Qe7
  28. 28.Rf1 Qe8
  29. 29.Qh3 Rf5
  30. 30.Bxd6 Rxf1
  31. 31.Bxb4 Ra1
  32. 32.Bc3 Rxa2+
  33. 33.Ke3 bxc4
  34. 34.Be4 Qg8
  35. 35.g6 cxb3
  36. 36.Ng5 Rc2
  37. 37.Qxd7 Rxc3+
  38. 38.Kd2 Qc8
  39. 39.Nf7+ Kg8
  40. 40.gxh7+

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