Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky

The Game

White	Bent Larsen
Black	Boris Spassky
Result	0-1
Event	Lugano ol (Men)
Site	Lugano
Date	1968.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves	36

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/6p1/1p2k3/7P/1p1rP2P/5PK1/1R6 w - - 3 37

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 d5
4. 4.d4 Be7
5. 5.Bf4 O-O
6. 6.e3 Nbd7
7. 7.Rc1 c6
8. 8.h3 a6
9. 9.a3 dxc4
10. 10.Bxc4 b5
11. 11.Ba2 Bb7
12. 12.O-O c5
13. 13.d5 Nxd5
14. 14.Nxd5 Bxd5
15. 15.Bxd5 exd5
16. 16.Qxd5 Nf6
17. 17.Qb7 Re8
18. 18.Rfd1 Qc8
19. 19.Qxc8 Raxc8
20. 20.Bd6 Kf8
21. 21.Kf1 Ne4
22. 22.Bxe7+ Kxe7
23. 23.Rd5 Rcd8
24. 24.Rh5 h6
25. 25.b4 c4
26. 26.a4 Kf6
27. 27.axb5 g6
28. 28.Rxh6 axb5
29. 29.Nd4 Nd2+
30. 30.Kg1 Nb3
31. 31.Nxb3 cxb3
32. 32.Rb1 Re4
33. 33.g3 Rxb4
34. 34.Rh4 Rxh4
35. 35.gxh4 Rd3
36. 36.Kg2 Ke5

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