Bent Larsen vs David Bronstein

Las Palmas · 1972 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 79 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black David Bronstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 6
Date 1972.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 79
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Final Position

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

8/3k4/4r3/3K3R/7P/8/8/8 b - - 2 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 d5
  2. 2.Bb2 c5
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5+ Bd7
  5. 5.Qe2 e6
  6. 6.Nf3 Be7
  7. 7.Bxd7+ Nfxd7
  8. 8.O-O Bf6
  9. 9.Bxf6 Qxf6
  10. 10.Nc3 Nc6
  11. 11.Nb5 O-O
  12. 12.c4 dxc4
  13. 13.bxc4 Nde5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Qxe5
  15. 15.f4 Qf6
  16. 16.Rab1 Rad8
  17. 17.Nc3 b6
  18. 18.g4 Rd7
  19. 19.Ne4 Qg6
  20. 20.f5 exf5
  21. 21.Rxf5 Re8
  22. 22.d3 Ne5
  23. 23.Nf2 Qe6
  24. 24.Rf4 Red8
  25. 25.Rb3 Ng6
  26. 26.Re4 Qf6
  27. 27.Nh3 Qa1+
  28. 28.Kg2 h6
  29. 29.Nf4 Nxf4+
  30. 30.Rxf4 Re8
  31. 31.Rf1 Qe5
  32. 32.e4 g6
  33. 33.Qf3 Red8
  34. 34.a4 Kg7
  35. 35.Rd1 Rd6
  36. 36.Qg3 Qd4
  37. 37.Qf2 Qxf2+
  38. 38.Kxf2 Rd4
  39. 39.Ke2 f5
  40. 40.gxf5 gxf5
  41. 41.Rg1+ Kh7
  42. 42.exf5 Re8+
  43. 43.Kd1 Red8
  44. 44.Kc2 Rf4
  45. 45.a5 Rf2+
  46. 46.Kc3 Rf3
  47. 47.Kd2 Rf2+
  48. 48.Ke3 Rxf5
  49. 49.axb6 axb6
  50. 50.Rxb6 Rh5
  51. 51.Rb7+ Kh8
  52. 52.Rb2 Re8+
  53. 53.Kf3 Rd8
  54. 54.Ke3 Re8+
  55. 55.Kf3 Rd8
  56. 56.Rd2 Rh3+
  57. 57.Rg3 Rh4
  58. 58.Rgg2 Rh3+
  59. 59.Rg3 Rh4
  60. 60.Rg6 Kh7
  61. 61.Rc6 Rxc4
  62. 62.Rc7+ Kh8
  63. 63.dxc4 Rxd2
  64. 64.h3 Rd4
  65. 65.Rxc5 Kg7
  66. 66.Rc8 h5
  67. 67.c5 Rh4
  68. 68.c6 Rc4
  69. 69.Ke3 Kf7
  70. 70.Kd3 Rc1
  71. 71.Ke4 Ke6
  72. 72.Kf4 Rc5
  73. 73.h4 Kf6
  74. 74.Ke4 Ke6
  75. 75.Kd4 Rc2
  76. 76.Rh8 Rxc6
  77. 77.Rh6+ Kd7
  78. 78.Rxh5 Re6
  79. 79.Kd5

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