Bent Larsen vs Efim Geller

Nimzowitsch mem · 1960 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Efim Geller
Result 1-0
Event Nimzowitsch mem
Site Copenhagen
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Réti Opening (A09)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k1B5/5p2/3P1N1p/Qp6/8/3b2P1/5PKP/2bq4 b - - 6 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 d5
  2. 2.Bg2 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.c4 d4
  6. 6.d3 Bd6
  7. 7.Na3 O-O
  8. 8.Rb1 Re8
  9. 9.Nc2 a5
  10. 10.b3 h6
  11. 11.a3 Bf5
  12. 12.b4 axb4
  13. 13.axb4 Qd7
  14. 14.b5 Nd8
  15. 15.e3 dxe3
  16. 16.Nxe3 Bh7
  17. 17.Bb2 c6
  18. 18.Ra1 Rxa1
  19. 19.Qxa1 cxb5
  20. 20.Nxe5 Qc7
  21. 21.Nf3 Be7
  22. 22.Rc1 bxc4
  23. 23.dxc4 Qb6
  24. 24.Nd5 Nxd5
  25. 25.cxd5 Bf8
  26. 26.Bd4 Qb3
  27. 27.Ne5 b5
  28. 28.Nd7 Ba3
  29. 29.Bxg7 Bxc1
  30. 30.Nf6+ Kxg7
  31. 31.Nxe8+ Kf8
  32. 32.Qh8+ Ke7
  33. 33.d6+ Kd7
  34. 34.Nf6+ Kc8
  35. 35.Bh3+ Kb7
  36. 36.Qxd8 Qd1+
  37. 37.Kg2 Bd3
  38. 38.Bc8+ Ka8
  39. 39.Qa5+

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