Bent Larsen vs Vasily Smyslov

Las Palmas Interzonal · 1982 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas Interzonal
Site Las Palmas
Round 5
Date 1982.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

5B2/7p/8/kb1p1p2/1p1PpP1P/1P2P3/3K4/8 b - - 2 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Bg4
  8. 8.Qb3 Qb6
  9. 9.Qxb6 axb6
  10. 10.cxd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Nxd5 cxd5
  12. 12.Bd2 Nc6
  13. 13.Rfc1 Rfc8
  14. 14.Kf1 Na7
  15. 15.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  16. 16.Rc1 Rxc1+
  17. 17.Bxc1 Bd7
  18. 18.Ke1 f6
  19. 19.Nd2 Kf7
  20. 20.f4 Nb5
  21. 21.Bf3 Bc6
  22. 22.Nb1 e5
  23. 23.Nc3 e4
  24. 24.Be2 Nc7
  25. 25.Bd2 Bf8
  26. 26.g4 f5
  27. 27.Kf2 fxg4
  28. 28.Bxg4 Ne8
  29. 29.Be1 Nd6
  30. 30.b3 Nf5
  31. 31.Ke2 Be7
  32. 32.Bf2 Bb4
  33. 33.Kd2 Bb5
  34. 34.a3 Bxc3+
  35. 35.Kxc3 Ke7
  36. 36.Kd2 Kd6
  37. 37.Ke1 Bd3
  38. 38.Bd1 Kc6
  39. 39.Bg1 b5
  40. 40.Kd2 b4
  41. 41.a4 b5
  42. 42.axb5+ Kxb5
  43. 43.Bg4 Ka5
  44. 44.Bf2 Kb5
  45. 45.Bxf5 gxf5
  46. 46.Bh4 Bb1
  47. 47.Bg5 Bd3
  48. 48.Bh6 Ka5
  49. 49.h4 Bb5
  50. 50.Bf8

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