Bent Larsen vs Paul Keres

Zuerich · 1959 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zuerich
Site Zuerich
Date 1959.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C99)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

3R4/8/8/6P1/5K2/r2p4/3k4/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.c3 d6
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.d4 Qc7
  12. 12.Nbd2 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nc6
  14. 14.Nb3 Bb7
  15. 15.d5 Na5
  16. 16.Nxa5 Qxa5
  17. 17.a4 Rfc8
  18. 18.Bd3 Nd7
  19. 19.Bg5 Bxg5
  20. 20.Nxg5 h6
  21. 21.axb5 Qb6
  22. 22.bxa6 Bxa6
  23. 23.Bxa6 Rxa6
  24. 24.Rxa6 Qxa6
  25. 25.Nf3 Nc5
  26. 26.Re3 Rb8
  27. 27.Nh4 g6
  28. 28.Qg4 Kh7
  29. 29.f4 Qa7
  30. 30.Kh2 Qe7
  31. 31.f5 Qg5
  32. 32.fxg6+ fxg6
  33. 33.Rg3 Qxg4
  34. 34.Rxg4 g5
  35. 35.Nf5 Rb6
  36. 36.h4 Kg6
  37. 37.hxg5 hxg5
  38. 38.b4 Nxe4
  39. 39.Ne7+ Kf6
  40. 40.Nc8 Rb8
  41. 41.Rxe4 Rxc8
  42. 42.b5 Kf5
  43. 43.Rb4 e4
  44. 44.Kg3 Ke5
  45. 45.Kf2 Kxd5
  46. 46.b6 Ra8
  47. 47.Ke3 Kc5
  48. 48.Rxe4 Kxb6
  49. 49.Re6 Ra3+
  50. 50.Ke2 Ra2+
  51. 51.Kf3 Kc5
  52. 52.Rg6 Ra3+
  53. 53.Kf2 d5
  54. 54.Rxg5 Kc4
  55. 55.Rg8 d4
  56. 56.g4 Kd3
  57. 57.Rd8 Kc3
  58. 58.Kf3 Kd2+
  59. 59.Kf4 d3
  60. 60.g5

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