Svetozar Gligoric vs Bent Larsen

Ljubljana/Portoroz · 1977 · Pirc Defense · 0-1 in 65 moves

The Game

White Svetozar Gligoric
Black Bent Larsen
Result 0-1
Event Ljubljana/Portoroz
Site Ljubljana
Round 9
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B08)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/4rK2/3k2P1/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.e4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Be2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.h3 Nbd7
  8. 8.e5 Ne8
  9. 9.Bf4 c5
  10. 10.dxc5 Nxc5
  11. 11.Qd2 Ne6
  12. 12.Bh2 Bd7
  13. 13.Rad1 Bc6
  14. 14.Nd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.Qxd5 Qb6
  16. 16.Qb3 Qxb3
  17. 17.axb3 Rc8
  18. 18.Bc4 dxe5
  19. 19.Nxe5 Nd6
  20. 20.Bxe6 fxe6
  21. 21.c3 Rfd8
  22. 22.Nd3 Kf7
  23. 23.Rfe1 Nf5
  24. 24.Ne5+ Bxe5
  25. 25.Bxe5 Rxd1
  26. 26.Rxd1 Rc5
  27. 27.Re1 Rb5
  28. 28.b4 Rd5
  29. 29.c4 Rd3
  30. 30.Kf1 Nd4
  31. 31.Bxd4 Rxd4
  32. 32.b3 Kf6
  33. 33.Re3 e5
  34. 34.Ke2 e4
  35. 35.Rc3 Ke5
  36. 36.Rg3 Rd6
  37. 37.b5 Kd4
  38. 38.bxa6 Rxa6
  39. 39.h4 Ra2+
  40. 40.Ke1 Rb2
  41. 41.h5 gxh5
  42. 42.Rh3 e5
  43. 43.Rxh5 Rxb3
  44. 44.Rxh7 Rb1+
  45. 45.Kd2 Rb2+
  46. 46.Ke1 e3
  47. 47.Rd7+ Kxc4
  48. 48.fxe3 b5
  49. 49.Rd2 Rb1+
  50. 50.Kf2 b4
  51. 51.Kf3 b3
  52. 52.Ke4 Rg1
  53. 53.Kxe5 Kc3
  54. 54.Rf2 b2
  55. 55.Rxb2 Kxb2
  56. 56.e4 Kc3
  57. 57.Kd6 Rd1+
  58. 58.Ke6 Kd4
  59. 59.g4 Rg1
  60. 60.e5 Ke4
  61. 61.Kf6 Rf1+
  62. 62.Ke6 Ra1
  63. 63.Kf6 Ra6+
  64. 64.e6 Kd5
  65. 65.g5 Rxe6+

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