Bent Larsen vs Vasily Smyslov

Las Palmas · 1972 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 77 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1-0
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 12
Date 1972.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 77
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6n1/4k3/2PNp3/2K1p3/4P3/5P2/8/8 b - - 4 77

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 d6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 Be6
  7. 7.Bxe6 fxe6
  8. 8.Ne2 Nbd7
  9. 9.c3 Ba5
  10. 10.a4 c6
  11. 11.Ng3 Qe7
  12. 12.Qe2 h6
  13. 13.d4 Bc7
  14. 14.b3 Qf7
  15. 15.Ba3 Rfe8
  16. 16.dxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Nxe5 dxe5
  18. 18.Rfd1 Red8
  19. 19.Bc5 a6
  20. 20.h3 Rxd1+
  21. 21.Rxd1 Rd8
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  23. 23.Nf1 Qd7
  24. 24.Qd2 Qxd2
  25. 25.Nxd2 Bc7
  26. 26.Kf1 Nd7
  27. 27.Be3 b5
  28. 28.Ke2 Kf7
  29. 29.Nf3 Ke7
  30. 30.Ne1 bxa4
  31. 31.bxa4 Bb6
  32. 32.Bc1 Ba5
  33. 33.Ba3+ c5
  34. 34.Kd2 Kd6
  35. 35.Nd3 Bc7
  36. 36.Kc2 Kc6
  37. 37.Bc1 Nb6
  38. 38.Nb2 Bd8
  39. 39.Kd3 Be7
  40. 40.g3 Bd6
  41. 41.Ke2 c4
  42. 42.a5 Nd7
  43. 43.Nxc4 Bc5
  44. 44.Na3 Bd6
  45. 45.Nc4 Bc5
  46. 46.f3 Kb5
  47. 47.Kd3 Bf2
  48. 48.Nd6+ Kxa5
  49. 49.Ne8 g5
  50. 50.g4 Kb6
  51. 51.Nd6 Bc5
  52. 52.Nf7 Bf8
  53. 53.Be3+ Kc7
  54. 54.Bf2 a5
  55. 55.Bg3 Bg7
  56. 56.c4 a4
  57. 57.Kc2 Kb6
  58. 58.h4 gxh4
  59. 59.Bxh4 Nf8
  60. 60.Bf2+ Kc6
  61. 61.Kc3 Ng6
  62. 62.Kb4 Nf4
  63. 63.Kxa4 Nd3
  64. 64.Nd8+ Kd7
  65. 65.Bh4 Bf8
  66. 66.Kb5 Be7
  67. 67.Bxe7 Kxe7
  68. 68.Nc6+ Kd6
  69. 69.Kb6 Nc5
  70. 70.Nd8 Nd7+
  71. 71.Kb5 Ke7
  72. 72.Nb7 Nf6
  73. 73.c5 h5
  74. 74.gxh5 Nxh5
  75. 75.c6 Nf6
  76. 76.Kc5 Ng8
  77. 77.Nd6

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