Bent Larsen vs Bobby Fischer

Santa Monica · 1966 · Modern Benoni · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 0-1
Event Santa Monica
Site Santa Monica
Round 15
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A72)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/1p3p2/p2p4/P2P1Ppp/2p5/2P1n1PK/8/5B2 w - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Be2 O-O
  6. 6.Bg5 c5
  7. 7.d5 e6
  8. 8.Nf3 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 exd5
  10. 10.cxd5 g5
  11. 11.Bg3 Nh5
  12. 12.Nd2 Nxg3
  13. 13.hxg3 Nd7
  14. 14.Nc4 Qe7
  15. 15.Ne3 Nf6
  16. 16.Qc2 Re8
  17. 17.Bb5 Rd8
  18. 18.Be2 Re8
  19. 19.f3 Nh7
  20. 20.g4 Nf8
  21. 21.a4 Ng6
  22. 22.Kf1 Rb8
  23. 23.Bb5 Rd8
  24. 24.Nf5 Bxf5
  25. 25.exf5 Ne5
  26. 26.Ne4 a6
  27. 27.Be2 Nd7
  28. 28.Re1 Nf6
  29. 29.Nc3 Qd7
  30. 30.a5 Re8
  31. 31.Kf2 Qc7
  32. 32.Ra1 c4
  33. 33.Kg3 Re3
  34. 34.Qd2 Rbe8
  35. 35.Rhe1 h5
  36. 36.Bf1 Nxg4
  37. 37.Rxe3 Rxe3
  38. 38.Kh3 Qe7
  39. 39.g3 Bxc3
  40. 40.bxc3 Rxf3
  41. 41.Re1 Re3
  42. 42.Rxe3 Qxe3
  43. 43.Qxe3 Nxe3

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