Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky

Candidats sf2 · 1968 · English Opening · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event Candidats sf2
Site Malmo
Round 2
Date 1968.00.00
Opening English Opening (A25)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4k3/R3b3/2p5/B5pp/8/3KP1P1/r7/8 w - - 6 49

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 h5
  7. 7.h4 Bg4
  8. 8.d3 Nf6
  9. 9.Nd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.cxd5 Ne7
  11. 11.Qb3 Qc8
  12. 12.Nc3 O-O
  13. 13.Bd2 c5
  14. 14.dxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.Qa3 Qd7
  16. 16.Ne4 d5
  17. 17.Nc5 Qd6
  18. 18.Rc1 Rfb8
  19. 19.O-O e4
  20. 20.b4 a5
  21. 21.dxe4 Be2
  22. 22.Qb3 Bc4
  23. 23.Qb1 axb4
  24. 24.Bxb4 Bxa2
  25. 25.Nd3 Bxb1
  26. 26.Bxd6 Bxd3
  27. 27.Rfd1 dxe4
  28. 28.Bxe7 Ra2
  29. 29.Bf1 Rbb2
  30. 30.Bxd3 exd3
  31. 31.Rxd3 Rxf2
  32. 32.Bd6 Rg2+
  33. 33.Kf1 Rh2
  34. 34.Kg1 Rhc2
  35. 35.Rxc2 Rxc2
  36. 36.Bf4 Bf6
  37. 37.Rd7 Kf8
  38. 38.Kf1 Ke8
  39. 39.Ra7 Be7
  40. 40.Ke1 Bb4+
  41. 41.Kf1 Be7
  42. 42.Ke1 f6
  43. 43.Kd1 Rc5
  44. 44.Ke2 g5
  45. 45.hxg5 fxg5
  46. 46.Bc7 Rb5
  47. 47.Ba5 Rb2+
  48. 48.Kd3 Ra2

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