Svetozar Gligoric vs Bent Larsen

Teeside · 1972 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Teeside
Site Teeside
Round 7
Date 1972.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

3Q4/5pk1/4p3/p3P3/q5P1/7P/5P1K/8 w - - 14 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.e4 b4
  10. 10.Na4 c5
  11. 11.e5 Nd5
  12. 12.O-O Rc8
  13. 13.dxc5 Be7
  14. 14.Bd2 O-O
  15. 15.Rc1 Bc6
  16. 16.Bc2 Bb5
  17. 17.Re1 Nxc5
  18. 18.Nxc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Ng5 h6
  20. 20.Bh7+ Kh8
  21. 21.Bb1 Nb6
  22. 22.Ne4 Nc4
  23. 23.Rxc4 Bxc4
  24. 24.Nxc5 Rxc5
  25. 25.Qc2 g6
  26. 26.Bxb4 Rc6
  27. 27.Bxf8 Qxf8
  28. 28.Qd2 Bd5
  29. 29.Be4 Bxe4
  30. 30.Rxe4 Kg7
  31. 31.h3 Qc5
  32. 32.b3 Qe7
  33. 33.Rd4 g5
  34. 34.Rd6 Rc5
  35. 35.Rd7 Rc1+
  36. 36.Qxc1 Qxd7
  37. 37.Qc5 Qd1+
  38. 38.Kh2 a6
  39. 39.Qe7 Qd4
  40. 40.Qf6+ Kg8
  41. 41.a4 Qc3
  42. 42.g3 Qxb3
  43. 43.Qxh6 Qxa4
  44. 44.Qxg5+ Kf8
  45. 45.Qd8+ Kg7
  46. 46.Qf6+ Kg8
  47. 47.g4 a5
  48. 48.Qg5+ Kh7
  49. 49.Qh5+ Kg7
  50. 50.Qg5+ Kh7
  51. 51.Qh4+ Kg8
  52. 52.Qd8+ Kg7
  53. 53.Qf6+ Kg8
  54. 54.Qd8+ Kg7

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