Bent Larsen vs Tigran Petrosian

Bugojno · 1982 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Tigran Petrosian
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bugojno
Site Bugojno
Date 1982.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

2n5/p5kp/B1rb2p1/R4p2/5P1B/4PK1P/8/8 w - - 2 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 c6
  3. 3.d4 d5
  4. 4.e3 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O b6
  8. 8.b4 e6
  9. 9.a4 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Nd5
  11. 11.Qb3 Nxc3
  12. 12.Qxc3 Bb7
  13. 13.Be2 Nd7
  14. 14.Ba3 Rc8
  15. 15.Rab1 Re8
  16. 16.Qb3 Qc7
  17. 17.Rfd1 Red8
  18. 18.h3 Qb8
  19. 19.a5 Qc7
  20. 20.Rdc1 Ba8
  21. 21.b5 Qb8
  22. 22.axb6 Nxb6
  23. 23.Be7 Re8
  24. 24.Bh4 cxb5
  25. 25.Qxb5 Bd5
  26. 26.Bg3 Qb7
  27. 27.Rc5 Bf8
  28. 28.Rxc8 Rxc8
  29. 29.Ra1 Ra8
  30. 30.Kh2 Nc8
  31. 31.Qxb7 Bxb7
  32. 32.Ba6 Bxf3
  33. 33.gxf3 Bd6
  34. 34.f4 Ne7
  35. 35.Bb7 Rb8
  36. 36.Be4 Nc8
  37. 37.Kg2 Kg7
  38. 38.Bh4 f6
  39. 39.d5 Rb4
  40. 40.Bd3 exd5
  41. 41.Ra6 Rb6
  42. 42.Ra5 d4
  43. 43.Kf3 dxe3
  44. 44.fxe3 f5
  45. 45.Ba6 Rc6

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