Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky

Santa Monica · 1966 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event Santa Monica
Site Santa Monica
Round 13
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D25)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6p1/3k3p/8/4BPP1/1b4KP/p2r4/4R3 w - - 1 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bg4
  5. 5.h3 Bh5
  6. 6.Nc3 e6
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nbd7
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.e4 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Bg6
  11. 11.Bd3 c6
  12. 12.a3 Rc8
  13. 13.Re1 Bh5
  14. 14.Rc1 a5
  15. 15.Be2 Bg6
  16. 16.Nd2 Ra8
  17. 17.Qb3 Qb8
  18. 18.Bf3 h6
  19. 19.g3 Rc8
  20. 20.Bg2 b5
  21. 21.e5 a4
  22. 22.Nxa4 bxa4
  23. 23.Qxb8 Raxb8
  24. 24.exf6 Nxf6
  25. 25.Nc4 Nd5
  26. 26.Ne5 Nxe3
  27. 27.Rxe3 Rxb2
  28. 28.d5 Rc2
  29. 29.Rxc2 Bxc2
  30. 30.Nxc6 Kf8
  31. 31.dxe6 fxe6
  32. 32.Nxe7 Kxe7
  33. 33.Bd5 e5
  34. 34.Be4 Bb3
  35. 35.Bb7 Rc1+
  36. 36.Kh2 Ra1
  37. 37.Rxe5+ Kd6
  38. 38.Re3 Rxa3
  39. 39.g4 Ra2
  40. 40.Kg3 Rb2
  41. 41.Re1 a3
  42. 42.Be4 a2
  43. 43.f4 Rd2

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