Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leiden · 1970 · English Opening · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1-0
Event Leiden
Site Leiden
Round 1
Date 1970.00.00
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r3q1k/6pp/1bR2p2/1P1QP3/7P/3B2P1/6K1/8 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.a3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.d3 Be7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 Be6
  9. 9.Bd2 f6
  10. 10.b4 Nxc3
  11. 11.Bxc3 Bd6
  12. 12.O-O Qd7
  13. 13.Qc2 a6
  14. 14.Rfd1 Qf7
  15. 15.Rab1 Rfd8
  16. 16.a4 Ne7
  17. 17.e4 Nc6
  18. 18.g3 Bf8
  19. 19.b5 axb5
  20. 20.axb5 Nd4
  21. 21.Bxd4 exd4
  22. 22.Nd2 Ra2
  23. 23.Rb2 Ra3
  24. 24.Nc4 Rc3
  25. 25.Qd2 Bc5
  26. 26.Bf1 Kh8
  27. 27.Rbb1 Qe7
  28. 28.Qf4 Bxc4
  29. 29.dxc4 d3
  30. 30.Rd2 Rxc4
  31. 31.Rxd3 Rc2
  32. 32.Rf3 Rdd2
  33. 33.Ra1 Qd8
  34. 34.Kh1 Bxf2
  35. 35.Rd3 Rxd3
  36. 36.Bxd3 Rb2
  37. 37.Qxc7 Qg8
  38. 38.Qxb7 Ra2
  39. 39.Rc1 Ra8
  40. 40.Rc7 Rb8
  41. 41.Qd5 Bb6
  42. 42.Rc6 Qf8
  43. 43.Qf5 Qg8
  44. 44.Kg2 Bd4
  45. 45.Qd5 Bb6
  46. 46.h4 Qf8
  47. 47.e5

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