Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky

Candidats sf2 · 1968 · Old Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf2
Site Malmo
Round 6
Date 1968.00.00
Opening Old Indian Defense (A53)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

6k1/p2Q3p/2p5/2p2N1q/4P3/1P6/P5PK/2r5 w - - 12 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Be2 Be7
  6. 6.h3 Bh5
  7. 7.d4 Nbd7
  8. 8.O-O c6
  9. 9.b3 O-O
  10. 10.Bb2 Re8
  11. 11.d5 e4
  12. 12.dxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Nd4 Bxe2
  14. 14.Qxe2 Ne5
  15. 15.f3 exf3
  16. 16.Nxf3 Rc8
  17. 17.Rad1 Qc7
  18. 18.Nd4 Rcd8
  19. 19.Nf5 Bf8
  20. 20.Nh6+ Kh8
  21. 21.Rxf6 gxf6
  22. 22.Qh5 Bxh6
  23. 23.Qxh6 Re6
  24. 24.Ne4 Qe7
  25. 25.Qf4 Rg8
  26. 26.c5 dxc5
  27. 27.Nxf6 Rg6
  28. 28.Ng4 f6
  29. 29.Nh6 Rd6
  30. 30.Rxd6 Qxd6
  31. 31.Bxe5 fxe5
  32. 32.Nf7+ Kg7
  33. 33.Nxe5 Re6
  34. 34.Qg5+ Kf8
  35. 35.Qf5+ Kg7
  36. 36.Qg5+ Kf8
  37. 37.Qf5+ Kg7
  38. 38.Qf7+ Kh8
  39. 39.Nc4 Qe7
  40. 40.Qf4 Rf6
  41. 41.Qg4 Rg6
  42. 42.Qc8+ Kg7
  43. 43.Qf5 Qe6
  44. 44.Qf4 Qd5
  45. 45.e4 Qg5
  46. 46.Qf2 Rf6
  47. 47.Qe1 Rf3
  48. 48.Nd6 Rxh3
  49. 49.Nf5+ Kg8
  50. 50.Qd1 Rc3
  51. 51.Qd7 Rc1+
  52. 52.Kh2 Qh5+
  53. 53.Kg3 Qg5+
  54. 54.Kh2 Qh5+

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