Bent Larsen vs Lev Polugaevsky

Le Havre · 1966 · King's Indian Attack · 1-0 in 73 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event Le Havre
Site Le Havre
Date 1966.00.00
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7P/8/P1p5/2P3K1/1Pb1k3/8/8 b - - 0 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 c6
  4. 4.O-O Bf5
  5. 5.b3 e6
  6. 6.Bb2 h6
  7. 7.d3 Be7
  8. 8.e3 Bh7
  9. 9.Qe2 a5
  10. 10.a4 Na6
  11. 11.Nc3 Nc5
  12. 12.Ne5 O-O
  13. 13.f4 Nfd7
  14. 14.Nxd7 Qxd7
  15. 15.e4 dxe4
  16. 16.Nxe4 Nxe4
  17. 17.dxe4 Rfd8
  18. 18.Rad1 Qc7
  19. 19.Kh1 Rxd1
  20. 20.Rxd1 Rd8
  21. 21.Bf3 Rxd1+
  22. 22.Qxd1 Qd8
  23. 23.Qxd8+ Bxd8
  24. 24.Kg2 g5
  25. 25.h3 Kf8
  26. 26.Kf2 gxf4
  27. 27.gxf4 f6
  28. 28.Ke3 Bg6
  29. 29.Bd4 Ke7
  30. 30.Bc5+ Kd7
  31. 31.Bf8 Bb6+
  32. 32.Kd3 h5
  33. 33.Ba3 Bc7
  34. 34.Bc1 Kd6
  35. 35.Bb2 Ke7
  36. 36.Ke3 Bb6+
  37. 37.Bd4 Bc7
  38. 38.Bc5+ Kd7
  39. 39.Be2 b6
  40. 40.Ba3 Bd6
  41. 41.Bb2 Bc5+
  42. 42.Kf3 f5
  43. 43.Bd3 fxe4+
  44. 44.Bxe4 Bf5
  45. 45.Bxf5 exf5
  46. 46.Kg3 Be7
  47. 47.Bg7 Ke6
  48. 48.Bh6 Kd5
  49. 49.Bg5 Bd6
  50. 50.Bd8 Ke4
  51. 51.Bxb6 Bxf4+
  52. 52.Kh4 Bd2
  53. 53.Kxh5 f4
  54. 54.Kg4 Be1
  55. 55.h4 f3
  56. 56.Kh3 Kf4
  57. 57.Bc5 Kf5
  58. 58.Be7 Ke4
  59. 59.h5 Bd2
  60. 60.Bc5 Be3
  61. 61.Bf8 Bd4
  62. 62.Bh6 Be5
  63. 63.Bd2 Bf4
  64. 64.Bxa5 Ke3
  65. 65.Be1 Ke2
  66. 66.Kg4 Bh6
  67. 67.Bh4 Bd2
  68. 68.Bg3 c5
  69. 69.c4 f2
  70. 70.Bxf2 Kxf2
  71. 71.h6 Ke3
  72. 72.h7 Bc3
  73. 73.a5

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