Bent Larsen vs Efim Geller

Linares · 1983 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 0-1 in 89 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Efim Geller
Result 0-1
Event Linares
Site Linares
Date 1983.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 89
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/5n2/5kpp/8/3N1K2/8 w - - 2 90

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 c6
  7. 7.e3 Bf5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Rab1 a5
  12. 12.a3 Re8
  13. 13.b4 axb4
  14. 14.axb4 b5
  15. 15.Ne5 Nxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 Nd7
  17. 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.f4 Ra3
  19. 19.Rfd1 Rea8
  20. 20.Qd4 Nf8
  21. 21.Rdc1 Ne6
  22. 22.Qd2 Qa7
  23. 23.f5 Nf8
  24. 24.Qd4 Nd7
  25. 25.Nd1 Qc7
  26. 26.Qxd5 Nxe5
  27. 27.Qxb5 Ng4
  28. 28.Qxc6 Qxh2+
  29. 29.Kf1 h5
  30. 30.Rb3 Ra2
  31. 31.Rb2 Rxb2
  32. 32.Qxa8+ Kh7
  33. 33.Nxb2 Qh1+
  34. 34.Ke2 Qxc1
  35. 35.Nd1 Qc4+
  36. 36.Kd2 Qxb4+
  37. 37.Ke2 Qb5+
  38. 38.Ke1 Qxf5
  39. 39.Qf3 Qe6
  40. 40.Kd2 Qa2+
  41. 41.Ke1 g6
  42. 42.e4 Kg8
  43. 43.Qe2 Qa5+
  44. 44.Qd2 Qb6
  45. 45.Ke2 Qc7
  46. 46.Qc3 Qh2
  47. 47.Qf3 Qg1
  48. 48.Nc3 Qd4
  49. 49.Nd5 Qb2+
  50. 50.Kd1 Kg7
  51. 51.Qe2 Nf2+
  52. 52.Ke1 Qxe2+
  53. 53.Kxe2 Nxe4
  54. 54.Kf3 Nf6
  55. 55.Ne3 Ng8
  56. 56.g3 Nh6
  57. 57.Kf4 f6
  58. 58.Ke4 Kf7
  59. 59.Kf4 Ke6
  60. 60.Ke4 Nf7
  61. 61.Ng2 Nd6+
  62. 62.Kf3 g5
  63. 63.Ne3 Ke5
  64. 64.Nc2 Nb5
  65. 65.Nb4 Nd4+
  66. 66.Ke3 Nf5+
  67. 67.Kf3 Ne7
  68. 68.Nd3+ Kd4
  69. 69.Nb4 Ke5
  70. 70.Nd3+ Kf5
  71. 71.Nc5 Nc6
  72. 72.Nb3 Ne5+
  73. 73.Kg2 Ke4
  74. 74.Nc5+ Kd5
  75. 75.Nb3 Nc6
  76. 76.Nd2 Nd4
  77. 77.Kf2 Ne6
  78. 78.Nb3 Nc5
  79. 79.Na1 Ke4
  80. 80.Nc2 Nd3+
  81. 81.Kg2 f5
  82. 82.Na3 f4
  83. 83.gxf4 Nxf4+
  84. 84.Kg3 Ne2+
  85. 85.Kf2 Nd4
  86. 86.Nc4 g4
  87. 87.Ne3 Nf5
  88. 88.Nf1 h4
  89. 89.Nd2+ Kf4

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