Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky

Candidats sf2 · 1968 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf2
Site Malmo
Round 4
Date 1968.00.00
Opening English Opening (A25)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

6k1/p7/2rRb3/2P1n1P1/7p/2N1B3/P7/2K5 w - - 8 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bg2 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 d6
  6. 6.Nge2 Nh6
  7. 7.Rb1 Be6
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.b4 Qd7
  10. 10.h4 f5
  11. 11.b5 Nd8
  12. 12.Nd5 c6
  13. 13.Ndc3 Ng4
  14. 14.bxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.c5 d5
  16. 16.d4 Nf7
  17. 17.Qb3 f4
  18. 18.gxf4 exd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 Bxd4
  20. 20.exd4 Bf5
  21. 21.Rb2 Rfe8+
  22. 22.Kd1 Rab8
  23. 23.Qa3 Qe7
  24. 24.Rd2 h5
  25. 25.Qa4 Qc7
  26. 26.Re1 Qxf4
  27. 27.Qxc6 Nxf2+
  28. 28.Rxf2 Bg4+
  29. 29.Rfe2 Qxd4+
  30. 30.Bd2 Qd3
  31. 31.Kc1 Bxe2
  32. 32.Bxd5 Rbd8
  33. 33.Qb7 Rxd5
  34. 34.Qxd5 Rb8
  35. 35.Qxd3 Bxd3
  36. 36.Re7 Rc8
  37. 37.Be3 g5
  38. 38.hxg5 h4
  39. 39.Rd7 Bf5
  40. 40.Rd5 Be6
  41. 41.Rd2 Ne5
  42. 42.Rd6 Rc6

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