Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky

Winnipeg · 1967 · Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Winnipeg
Site Winnipeg
Round 2
Date 1967.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/5kp1/3p4/4nNPP/4PK2/8/8 b - - 6 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.b3 Be7
  4. 4.Bb2 O-O
  5. 5.g3 d5
  6. 6.Bg2 c5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.d4 Bg4
  10. 10.Nc3 Re8
  11. 11.dxc5 Bxc5
  12. 12.Rc1 Bb6
  13. 13.Na4 Qe7
  14. 14.Rc2 Bf5
  15. 15.Rd2 Ba5
  16. 16.Bc3 b5
  17. 17.Bxa5 bxa4
  18. 18.Bc3 Ne4
  19. 19.Rc2 axb3
  20. 20.axb3 Nxc3
  21. 21.Rxc3 Nb4
  22. 22.Nd4 Be4
  23. 23.Qd2 Bxg2
  24. 24.Kxg2 Rec8
  25. 25.Rfc1 Rxc3
  26. 26.Rxc3 g6
  27. 27.h4 h5
  28. 28.Nf3 a5
  29. 29.Qh6 Qf8
  30. 30.Qf4 Rd8
  31. 31.e3 Rc8
  32. 32.Qf6 Rxc3
  33. 33.Qxc3 Qd8
  34. 34.Qc5 Nd3
  35. 35.Qb5 Nb4
  36. 36.Qb7 Kg7
  37. 37.Ng5 Qf6
  38. 38.Qb5 Qb2
  39. 39.Qb7 Qf6
  40. 40.Nf3 Qb2
  41. 41.Qa7 Nd3
  42. 42.Qd4+ Qxd4
  43. 43.Nxd4 Nc5
  44. 44.f3 a4
  45. 45.bxa4 Nxa4
  46. 46.g4 hxg4
  47. 47.fxg4 Kf6
  48. 48.Kf3 Nc5
  49. 49.Ne2 Ne4
  50. 50.Nf4

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