Bent Larsen vs Bobby Fischer

Candidats sf1 · 1971 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 0-1
Event Candidats sf1
Site Denver
Round 2
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B36)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2R5/8/Bp6/5p2/4bk2/8/7K/1r6 w - - 14 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.e4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 d6
  7. 7.Be2 Nxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 Bg7
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.Qd2 Kh7
  12. 12.O-O Be6
  13. 13.f4 Rc8
  14. 14.b3 Qa5
  15. 15.a3 a6
  16. 16.f5 Bd7
  17. 17.b4 Qe5
  18. 18.Rae1 Bc6
  19. 19.Bf4 Nxe4
  20. 20.Nxe4 Qxe4
  21. 21.Bd3 Qd4+
  22. 22.Kh1 Rce8
  23. 23.Be3 Qc3
  24. 24.Bxh6 Qxd2
  25. 25.Bxd2 Be5
  26. 26.Bf4 Bxf4
  27. 27.Rxf4 gxf5
  28. 28.Rxf5 Kg7
  29. 29.Rg5+ Kh6
  30. 30.h4 e6
  31. 31.Rf1 f5
  32. 32.Rb1 Rf7
  33. 33.b5 axb5
  34. 34.cxb5 Bd7
  35. 35.g4 Ra8
  36. 36.gxf5 exf5
  37. 37.Bc4 Ra4
  38. 38.Rc1 Bxb5
  39. 39.Bxf7 Rxh4+
  40. 40.Kg2 Kxg5
  41. 41.Bd5 Ba6
  42. 42.Rd1 Ra4
  43. 43.Bf3 Rxa3
  44. 44.Rxd6 Ra2+
  45. 45.Kg1 Kf4
  46. 46.Bg2 Rb2
  47. 47.Rd7 b6
  48. 48.Rd8 Be2
  49. 49.Bh3 Bg4
  50. 50.Bf1 Bf3
  51. 51.Rb8 Be4
  52. 52.Ba6 Ke3
  53. 53.Rc8 Rb1+
  54. 54.Kh2 Kf4

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