Bent Larsen vs Tigran Petrosian

Zuerich · 1961 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 0-1
Event Zuerich
Site Zuerich
Round 11
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (A42)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p3rbk/1Q4p1/3q3p/4p2P/1R4P1/KB6/8 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.e4 e5
  5. 5.d5 Nd7
  6. 6.Nf3 Ngf6
  7. 7.h3 Nc5
  8. 8.Qc2 Nh5
  9. 9.b4 Na6
  10. 10.a3 O-O
  11. 11.g3 f5
  12. 12.Be2 Nf6
  13. 13.Nd2 c6
  14. 14.Bd3 Nc7
  15. 15.Bb2 cxd5
  16. 16.cxd5 Kh8
  17. 17.O-O-O Bd7
  18. 18.Kb1 Rc8
  19. 19.Qb3 fxe4
  20. 20.Ndxe4 Nb5
  21. 21.Nxb5 Bxb5
  22. 22.Nxf6 Bxd3+
  23. 23.Qxd3 Rxf6
  24. 24.f3 a5
  25. 25.Rc1 axb4
  26. 26.axb4 Ra8
  27. 27.h4 h5
  28. 28.Rc3 Qb6
  29. 29.Rhc1 Qxb4
  30. 30.Rb3 Qa4
  31. 31.Ra3 Qe8
  32. 32.Rxa8 Qxa8
  33. 33.f4 Qd8
  34. 34.Rc4 Kh7
  35. 35.Rb4 Rf7
  36. 36.fxe5 dxe5
  37. 37.Qb3 Rf1+
  38. 38.Ka2 Qa5+
  39. 39.Ra4 Qe1
  40. 40.Qc2 Rf2
  41. 41.Qc7 Qd1
  42. 42.Rb4 Qxd5+
  43. 43.Rb3 Rf7
  44. 44.Qb6 e4

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