Bent Larsen vs Tigran Petrosian

Santa Monica · 1966 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1-0
Event Santa Monica
Site Santa Monica
Round 7
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B39)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r2q3k/p3pRb1/3pB1p1/1p6/2P5/4B1R1/PP4PP/6K1 b - - 1 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 g6
  5. 5.Be3 Bg7
  6. 6.c4 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 Ng4
  8. 8.Qxg4 Nxd4
  9. 9.Qd1 Ne6
  10. 10.Qd2 d6
  11. 11.Be2 Bd7
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Rad1 Bc6
  14. 14.Nd5 Re8
  15. 15.f4 Nc7
  16. 16.f5 Na6
  17. 17.Bg4 Nc5
  18. 18.fxg6 hxg6
  19. 19.Qf2 Rf8
  20. 20.e5 Bxe5
  21. 21.Qh4 Bxd5
  22. 22.Rxd5 Ne6
  23. 23.Rf3 Bf6
  24. 24.Qh6 Bg7
  25. 25.Qxg6 Nf4
  26. 26.Rxf4 fxg6
  27. 27.Be6+ Rf7
  28. 28.Rxf7 Kh8
  29. 29.Rg5 b5
  30. 30.Rg3

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