Bent Larsen vs Lev Polugaevsky

Capablanca mem · 1967 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Capablanca mem
Site Havana
Round 3
Date 1967.00.00
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/4p1k1/6Rp/1p2PK1P/1r3PP1/8/8 b - - 5 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.b3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bb2 e6
  4. 4.c4 Be7
  5. 5.g3 b6
  6. 6.Bg2 Bb7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nc3 d5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nxd5 Bxd5
  11. 11.Qb1 Nd7
  12. 12.Rd1 Bf6
  13. 13.d4 cxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Bxg2
  15. 15.Kxg2 Qc7
  16. 16.Qe4 Nc5
  17. 17.Qf3 Qb7
  18. 18.Qxb7 Nxb7
  19. 19.Rac1 Rfd8
  20. 20.Bc3 Rac8
  21. 21.e3 Kf8
  22. 22.Bb4+ Ke8
  23. 23.Nb5 a6
  24. 24.Nc7+ Rxc7
  25. 25.Rxc7 Rxd1
  26. 26.Rxb7 a5
  27. 27.Ba3 Bd8
  28. 28.Bb2 Rd2
  29. 29.Bxg7 Rxa2
  30. 30.Rb8 Kd7
  31. 31.Bd4 Kc7
  32. 32.Be5+ Kd7
  33. 33.Bd4 Kc7
  34. 34.Ra8 Kd7
  35. 35.Ra7+ Ke8
  36. 36.Ra8 Kd7
  37. 37.Ra7+ Ke8
  38. 38.Ra6 b5
  39. 39.Ra8 Kd7
  40. 40.Ra7+ Ke8
  41. 41.Ra8 Kd7
  42. 42.Ra7+ Kd6
  43. 43.b4 Bc7
  44. 44.bxa5 Rxa5
  45. 45.Be5+ Kxe5
  46. 46.Rxc7 Kf6
  47. 47.Rc5 Kg6
  48. 48.h4 h5
  49. 49.Re5 Kh6
  50. 50.Kf3 Kg6
  51. 51.Kg2 Kh6
  52. 52.Kf3 Kg6
  53. 53.e4 Ra3+
  54. 54.Kf4 Rb3
  55. 55.f3 b4
  56. 56.Rg5+ Kh6
  57. 57.Rb5 Kg6
  58. 58.Rg5+

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