Bent Larsen vs Svetozar Gligoric

Bled/Portoroz · 1979 · English Opening · 1-0 in 68 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1-0
Event Bled/Portoroz
Site Bled
Date 1979.00.00
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6k1/2q5/P4P2/5K2/Q7/8/8 w - - 17 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 e6
  4. 4.g3 b6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bb7
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.Re1 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.e4 Nb4
  10. 10.d4 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 N8c6
  12. 12.Nxc6 Nxc6
  13. 13.e5 Qxd1
  14. 14.Rxd1 Rb8
  15. 15.Nb5 O-O
  16. 16.Bf4 g5
  17. 17.Rac1 gxf4
  18. 18.Bxc6 fxg3
  19. 19.hxg3 Bc5
  20. 20.Bxb7 Rxb7
  21. 21.Kg2 f6
  22. 22.exf6 Rxf6
  23. 23.f3 Rbf7
  24. 24.Rd3 h5
  25. 25.Rc4 Rg6
  26. 26.Nc3 e5
  27. 27.Ne4 Bd4
  28. 28.b3 b5
  29. 29.Rc2 Kg7
  30. 30.Kh3 Kh6
  31. 31.b4 Ra6
  32. 32.Kg2 Kg6
  33. 33.Nd2 Rff6
  34. 34.Nb3 Ra3
  35. 35.Rdd2 Rd6
  36. 36.Nxd4 exd4
  37. 37.Rc5 a6
  38. 38.f4 Kh6
  39. 39.Rg5 Rg6
  40. 40.Rxg6+ Kxg6
  41. 41.Rxd4 Rxa2+
  42. 42.Kh3 Ra1
  43. 43.Rd6+ Kg7
  44. 44.Kh4 Rh1+
  45. 45.Kg5 Rh3
  46. 46.Rg6+ Kf7
  47. 47.Kf5 h4
  48. 48.g4 a5
  49. 49.bxa5 Ra3
  50. 50.Ra6 b4
  51. 51.g5 h3
  52. 52.g6+ Ke7
  53. 53.g7 Rg3
  54. 54.Rg6 Rxg6
  55. 55.Kxg6 h2
  56. 56.g8=Q h1=Q
  57. 57.Qf7+ Kd6
  58. 58.Qf8+ Ke6
  59. 59.f5+ Kd7
  60. 60.Qxb4 Qg2+
  61. 61.Kf6 Qc6+
  62. 62.Kg5 Qg2+
  63. 63.Qg4 Qd5
  64. 64.Qa4+ Ke7
  65. 65.Qb4+ Kf7
  66. 66.Kf4 Qc6
  67. 67.Qb3+ Kf8
  68. 68.Qa3+ Kg7

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