Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Leiden · 1970 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leiden
Site Leiden
Round 3
Date 1970.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B18)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/B3bp2/p3p2p/P1pkP2P/2p2P2/4K3/1P2B1b1/8 b - - 6 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nd7
  7. 7.Bc4 e6
  8. 8.Qe2 Ngf6
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.Rd1 Qc7
  11. 11.Ne5 Nxe5
  12. 12.dxe5 Nd5
  13. 13.Bb3 O-O-O
  14. 14.a3 Nb6
  15. 15.Bf4 Rxd1+
  16. 16.Rxd1 Rd8
  17. 17.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  18. 18.Be3 Kb8
  19. 19.Nh5 Nd5
  20. 20.Bd2 Bf8
  21. 21.g3 Qb6
  22. 22.h4 Qd4
  23. 23.Bc1 Qe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 Bxe4
  25. 25.Kf1 Bf3
  26. 26.Nf4 Nxf4
  27. 27.Bxf4 Kc7
  28. 28.c3 b5
  29. 29.Ke1 c5
  30. 30.c4 Kc6
  31. 31.Kd2 Be7
  32. 32.Bg5 Bf8
  33. 33.Ke3 Bh5
  34. 34.a4 a6
  35. 35.f3 h6
  36. 36.Bd8 Bg6
  37. 37.g4 Kd7
  38. 38.Bb6 Kc6
  39. 39.a5 Be7
  40. 40.h5 Bb1
  41. 41.f4 g6
  42. 42.Bd1 bxc4
  43. 43.Ba4+ Kd5
  44. 44.Bd1 Be4
  45. 45.Be2 gxh5
  46. 46.gxh5 Bg2
  47. 47.Ba7 Bh1
  48. 48.Bb8 Bg2
  49. 49.Ba7

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