Bent Larsen vs Miguel Najdorf

La Habana olm prel · 1966 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 68 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1/2-1/2
Event La Habana olm prel
Site La Habana
Round 5
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Catalan Opening (E07)
Moves 68
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Final Position

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

8/2k5/4n3/PK6/8/1P6/8/8 w - - 2 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d4 c6
  7. 7.Nc3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Qd3 b6
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.Bf4 Bb7
  11. 11.Rac1 a6
  12. 12.Rc2 Rc8
  13. 13.Rfc1 b5
  14. 14.a4 b4
  15. 15.Nb1 Qb6
  16. 16.Nbd2 Rxc2
  17. 17.Rxc2 Rc8
  18. 18.h3 Rxc2
  19. 19.Qxc2 Bd8
  20. 20.g4 Qc6
  21. 21.Qxc6 Bxc6
  22. 22.b3 h6
  23. 23.e3 a5
  24. 24.Bf1 Ne8
  25. 25.Bd3 Bc7
  26. 26.Ne5 Bxe5
  27. 27.Bxe5 Nxe5
  28. 28.dxe5 Nc7
  29. 29.Nf3 Kf8
  30. 30.Nd4 Bb7
  31. 31.f4 f6
  32. 32.h4 fxe5
  33. 33.fxe5 Ke7
  34. 34.Kf2 Kd7
  35. 35.Kg3 Ba6
  36. 36.Bg6 Bf1
  37. 37.Kf2 Bh3
  38. 38.Kf3 Bf1
  39. 39.g5 hxg5
  40. 40.h5 Na6
  41. 41.Kg4 Nc5
  42. 42.Kxg5 Bh3
  43. 43.Bc2 Ke8
  44. 44.Bd1 Kf7
  45. 45.Nc6 Nb7
  46. 46.Bf3 Kf8
  47. 47.Kh4 Bf1
  48. 48.Bg4 Kf7
  49. 49.Kg3 Bd3
  50. 50.Kf4 Be4
  51. 51.Kg5 Bd3
  52. 52.h6 gxh6+
  53. 53.Kxh6 Be4
  54. 54.Bh5+ Kf8
  55. 55.Bg6 Bxg6
  56. 56.Kxg6 Ke8
  57. 57.Kf6 Kd7
  58. 58.Nb8+ Kc7
  59. 59.Kxe6 Kxb8
  60. 60.Kxd5 Kc7
  61. 61.e6 Nd6
  62. 62.Kc5 Nf5
  63. 63.Kb5 Nxe3
  64. 64.Kxa5 Nd5
  65. 65.Kb5 Kd6
  66. 66.a5 Nc7+
  67. 67.Kxb4 Nxe6
  68. 68.Kb5 Kc7

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