Bent Larsen vs Tigran Petrosian

Clarin · 1979 · English Opening · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1-0
Event Clarin
Site Buenos Aires
Round 6
Date 1979.00.00
Opening English Opening (A12)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3N4/8/2p2n1p/2P3p1/k2Pp1P1/2K1P2P/8/8 b - - 2 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.b3 Bg4
  5. 5.Bg2 e6
  6. 6.O-O Nbd7
  7. 7.Bb2 Be7
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 Re8
  10. 10.a3 a5
  11. 11.Re1 Bf8
  12. 12.Ne5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Bxe5 Bd6
  14. 14.Bxd6 Qxd6
  15. 15.d4 Red8
  16. 16.c5 Qc7
  17. 17.b4 e5
  18. 18.Nb3 axb4
  19. 19.axb4 e4
  20. 20.Qd2 h6
  21. 21.Rxa8 Rxa8
  22. 22.Ra1 Rxa1+
  23. 23.Nxa1 g5
  24. 24.Nc2 Kg7
  25. 25.Ne3 Be6
  26. 26.f3 Qb8
  27. 27.Qb2 Kg8
  28. 28.Qa1 Qd8
  29. 29.Qa5 Qxa5
  30. 30.bxa5 Kf8
  31. 31.Kf2 Ke7
  32. 32.fxe4 dxe4
  33. 33.h3 Kd8
  34. 34.Nf1 Kc7
  35. 35.e3 Kb8
  36. 36.Nd2 Ka7
  37. 37.Bf1 Bd5
  38. 38.Be2 Be6
  39. 39.g4 Bd5
  40. 40.Nf1 Be6
  41. 41.Ng3 Bd7
  42. 42.Bc4 Be6
  43. 43.Bf1 Bd7
  44. 44.Ke1 Be6
  45. 45.Kf2 Kb8
  46. 46.Bg2 Bd5
  47. 47.Nf5 Ng8
  48. 48.Nd6 Nf6
  49. 49.Kg3 Ka7
  50. 50.Bf1 Be6
  51. 51.Kf2 Bd5
  52. 52.Be2 Be6
  53. 53.Ke1 Nd5
  54. 54.Kd2 Nf6
  55. 55.Bc4 Kb8
  56. 56.Bxe6 fxe6
  57. 57.Nf7 Ng8
  58. 58.Nd8 Ka7
  59. 59.Nxe6 Ka6
  60. 60.Nd8 Nf6
  61. 61.Nf7 Ng8
  62. 62.Kc3 Kxa5
  63. 63.Nd6 Nf6
  64. 64.Nxb7+ Ka4
  65. 65.Nd8

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