Bent Larsen vs Vasily Smyslov

Hastings8899 · 1988 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Vasily Smyslov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings8899
Site Hastings
Date 1988.00.00
Opening English Opening (A11)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

1Q6/Q3b3/4k3/3pPp1p/3pp1pP/4P1P1/8/2q4K w - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 c6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg4
  4. 4.b3 Nd7
  5. 5.Bb2 Ngf6
  6. 6.O-O g6
  7. 7.d3 Bg7
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.c4 Re8
  10. 10.d4 Bxf3
  11. 11.Nxf3 e6
  12. 12.Qc2 Ne4
  13. 13.Ne5 f5
  14. 14.e3 Nxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Qe7
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rad8
  17. 17.f3 Ng5
  18. 18.c5 Qc7
  19. 19.f4 Ne4
  20. 20.Bxe4 fxe4
  21. 21.Bd4 g5
  22. 22.Qe2 Rf8
  23. 23.Kh1 Qf7
  24. 24.Rg1 Qg6
  25. 25.b4 g4
  26. 26.h4 a6
  27. 27.a4 Ra8
  28. 28.b5 axb5
  29. 29.axb5 h5
  30. 30.Rgb1 Rfc8
  31. 31.Rxa8 Rxa8
  32. 32.bxc6 bxc6
  33. 33.Rb7 Qe8
  34. 34.Qb2 Bf8
  35. 35.Qb6 Rc8
  36. 36.Ra7 Be7
  37. 37.f5 exf5
  38. 38.Qb7 Kf7
  39. 39.Qb1 Ke6
  40. 40.Qf1 Ra8
  41. 41.Rb7 Rb8
  42. 42.Rb6 Rxb6
  43. 43.cxb6 Qa8
  44. 44.Qb1 Qb7
  45. 45.Qa2 c5
  46. 46.Qa7 Qc6
  47. 47.b7 cxd4
  48. 48.b8=Q Qc1+

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