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