Bent Larsen vs Vasily Smyslov

The Game

White	Bent Larsen
Black	Vasily Smyslov
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Copenhagen
Site	Copenhagen
Round	3
Date	1985.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D36)
Moves	42

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Final Position

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

8/5k1p/5pp1/2nQ4/5Pq1/4PN2/5P1K/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 e6
2. 2.Nc3 d5
3. 3.d4 Nf6
4. 4.Bg5 Nbd7
5. 5.e3 c6
6. 6.cxd5 exd5
7. 7.Bd3 Be7
8. 8.Qc2 Nf8
9. 9.Nf3 Ne6
10. 10.Bh4 g6
11. 11.Rb1 Ng7
12. 12.b4 a6
13. 13.a4 Bf5
14. 14.O-O O-O
15. 15.b5 axb5
16. 16.axb5 Bxd3
17. 17.Qxd3 Nf5
18. 18.Bg3 Nxg3
19. 19.hxg3 Bd6
20. 20.Qc2 Qe7
21. 21.bxc6 bxc6
22. 22.Ne2 Rfc8
23. 23.Ra1 Rab8
24. 24.Rfb1 Rxb1+
25. 25.Rxb1 Qe4
26. 26.Qd1 Qf5
27. 27.Nf4 Ne4
28. 28.Rc1 Bxf4
29. 29.gxf4 c5
30. 30.dxc5 Rxc5
31. 31.Rxc5 Nxc5
32. 32.Ne5 Qe6
33. 33.Qc2 Qb6
34. 34.Qa2 Qb7
35. 35.Qa5 Ne6
36. 36.Kh2 f6
37. 37.Nf3 Kf7
38. 38.Qa3 Qc7
39. 39.Qb3 Qd7
40. 40.g4 Nc5
41. 41.Qa2 Qxg4
42. 42.Qxd5+

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