Bent Larsen vs Efim Geller

Las Palmas · 1976 · Vienna Game · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Efim Geller
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 10
Date 1976.00.00
Opening Vienna Game (C28)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

r5k1/6pp/1p4b1/p1pN4/P1Pnp1Pq/1P2Q2P/1BP3K1/3R4 b - - 2 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 Na5
  5. 5.Nge2 Nxc4
  6. 6.dxc4 d6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.b3 O-O
  9. 9.Bb2 Nd7
  10. 10.a4 a5
  11. 11.Nd5 Nc5
  12. 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  13. 13.Nc3 f5
  14. 14.f4 c6
  15. 15.fxe5 dxe5
  16. 16.Ba3 b6
  17. 17.exf5 Bxf5
  18. 18.Qe2 Bg6
  19. 19.h3 Qg5
  20. 20.Rae1 Rxf1+
  21. 21.Rxf1 e4
  22. 22.Bc1 Qe5
  23. 23.Qe3 Ne6
  24. 24.Bb2 Nd4
  25. 25.Nd5 c5
  26. 26.Rd1 Qh5
  27. 27.g4 Qh4
  28. 28.Kg2

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