Bent Larsen vs Efim Geller

Lone Pine · 1980 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Efim Geller
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Lone Pine
Site Lone Pine
Round 7
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/ppk1p1p1/4P2p/1P3P2/3K2PP/P1N5/2b5 w - - 7 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Qe2 c5
  11. 11.Rfd1 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Ne5
  13. 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.cxd5 Nxd3
  15. 15.Qxd3 Bxd5
  16. 16.Qa6 Qd7
  17. 17.Nxd5 Qxd5
  18. 18.Rac1 Rfd8
  19. 19.Rd2 Qe4
  20. 20.Nf3 Rxd2
  21. 21.Nxd2 Qb4
  22. 22.Rc8+ Rxc8
  23. 23.Qxc8+ Kh7
  24. 24.Qc2+ g6
  25. 25.b3 Kg7
  26. 26.h3 Qc3
  27. 27.Qxc3 Bxc3
  28. 28.Nc4 Kf8
  29. 29.Kf1 h5
  30. 30.Na3 a6
  31. 31.Ke2 Ke7
  32. 32.Kd3 Bg7
  33. 33.Nc2 Kd6
  34. 34.e4 Kc5
  35. 35.f4 Bb2
  36. 36.b4+ Kd6
  37. 37.e5+ Kc6
  38. 38.Ke4 Bc3
  39. 39.g3 Bd2
  40. 40.Kd3 Bc1
  41. 41.Ke4 Bd2
  42. 42.Kd3 Bc1

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