Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky

Amsterdam Interzonal · 1964 · Bird's Opening · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Amsterdam Interzonal
Site Amsterdam
Round 22
Date 1964.00.00
Opening Bird's Opening (A03)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5R2/4p3/4P2k/5P2/4p2K/4P3/5r2/8 b - - 4 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.e3 g6
  4. 4.b4 Bg7
  5. 5.Bb2 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 Bg4
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.a4 Nbd7
  9. 9.Na3 Bxf3
  10. 10.Bxf3 Re8
  11. 11.d4 Ne4
  12. 12.Bxe4 dxe4
  13. 13.Nc4 Nb6
  14. 14.Na5 Nd5
  15. 15.Qe1 Qd7
  16. 16.c4 Nf6
  17. 17.b5 Qc7
  18. 18.Rb1 Ng4
  19. 19.bxc6 b6
  20. 20.Qe2 f5
  21. 21.Nb3 Qxc6
  22. 22.d5 Qxa4
  23. 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
  24. 24.Nd4 Rec8
  25. 25.h3 Nf6
  26. 26.Rfc1 Qd7
  27. 27.g4 Kf7
  28. 28.g5 Ne8
  29. 29.Qa2 Nd6
  30. 30.h4 Qe8
  31. 31.Ne6 Qh8
  32. 32.h5 h6
  33. 33.Rb2 gxh5
  34. 34.Rh2 hxg5
  35. 35.Nxg5+ Ke8
  36. 36.c5 Rxc5
  37. 37.Rxc5 bxc5
  38. 38.Qa4+ Kf8
  39. 39.Rg2 Re8
  40. 40.Qd7 Qh6
  41. 41.Qxa7 Qh8
  42. 42.Qd7 Qh6
  43. 43.Ne6+ Kf7
  44. 44.Ng5+ Kf8
  45. 45.Kh2 h4
  46. 46.Ne6+ Kf7
  47. 47.Ng5+ Kf8
  48. 48.Kh3 c4
  49. 49.Ne6+ Kf7
  50. 50.Ng5+ Kf8
  51. 51.Rg1 c3
  52. 52.Qe6 Qxe6
  53. 53.dxe6 Kg7
  54. 54.Nxe4+ Kh6
  55. 55.Nxc3 Ne4
  56. 56.Nxe4 fxe4
  57. 57.Kxh4 Ra8
  58. 58.f5 Ra2
  59. 59.Rg8 Rf2
  60. 60.Rf8

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