Bent Larsen vs Efim Geller

Copenhagen cm-3pl · 1966 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 73 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Efim Geller
Result 1-0
Event Copenhagen cm-3pl
Site Copenhagen
Round 5
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Réti Opening (A04)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R3k1/8/p5P1/P1n2r2/4pN2/4K3/8/8 b - - 4 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.O-O Nc6
  5. 5.d3 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.a3 d6
  8. 8.Rb1 b6
  9. 9.b4 Bb7
  10. 10.Bg5 Qd7
  11. 11.bxc5 dxc5
  12. 12.Qd2 Rfd8
  13. 13.a4 Rac8
  14. 14.Nb5 Nd5
  15. 15.Bh6 Bh8
  16. 16.Ng5 Nf6
  17. 17.Bh3 e6
  18. 18.c3 Bg7
  19. 19.Nf3 Qd5
  20. 20.Bxg7 Kxg7
  21. 21.Bg2 Qd7
  22. 22.Qf4 Qe7
  23. 23.Rfd1 Rd7
  24. 24.Qh4 Rcd8
  25. 25.Na3 Nd5
  26. 26.Qxe7 Rxe7
  27. 27.Rdc1 Red7
  28. 28.Nc4 Ba6
  29. 29.Nfd2 Kf8
  30. 30.a5 b5
  31. 31.Na3 b4
  32. 32.cxb4 Nd4
  33. 33.Kf1 cxb4
  34. 34.Bxd5 Rxd5
  35. 35.Nac4 Rb8
  36. 36.Rb2 Bxc4
  37. 37.Rxc4 e5
  38. 38.e3 Ne6
  39. 39.Rbxb4 Rxb4
  40. 40.Rxb4 Rxd3
  41. 41.Nc4 Rd5
  42. 42.Rb7 a6
  43. 43.Ra7 Nc5
  44. 44.f3 e4
  45. 45.f4 Rd1+
  46. 46.Kg2 Rd3
  47. 47.g4 Rc3
  48. 48.Nd6 Rxe3
  49. 49.f5 f6
  50. 50.Rxh7 gxf5
  51. 51.Rh8+ Kg7
  52. 52.Rc8 Rc3
  53. 53.Nxf5+ Kf7
  54. 54.h4 Na4
  55. 55.Ra8 Nc5
  56. 56.h5 Rc2+
  57. 57.Kg3 Rc3+
  58. 58.Kh4 Rc1
  59. 59.Ra7+ Kf8
  60. 60.Kg3 Rc3+
  61. 61.Kf2 Rf3+
  62. 62.Ke2 Kg8
  63. 63.Rg7+ Kh8
  64. 64.Re7 Rh3
  65. 65.Ne3 Kg8
  66. 66.Nd5 Kf8
  67. 67.Ra7 f5
  68. 68.g5 Rh2+
  69. 69.Ke3 Rxh5
  70. 70.g6 f4+
  71. 71.Nxf4 Rf5
  72. 72.Rc7 Kg8
  73. 73.Rc8+

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