Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky

Candidats sf2 · 1968 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf2
Site Malmo
Round 8
Date 1968.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D59)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

6k1/2R2pp1/4b2p/3p4/3Nn3/4P2P/4BrPK/8 b - - 3 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Nf3 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.Nxd5 exd5
  11. 11.Be2 Be6
  12. 12.O-O c5
  13. 13.Qd2 Nd7
  14. 14.b3 a5
  15. 15.Bb5 Nf6
  16. 16.Rac1 Rfc8
  17. 17.Qb2 Bd7
  18. 18.Bd3 a4
  19. 19.Rc2 Be6
  20. 20.Rfc1 Qa7
  21. 21.h3 axb3
  22. 22.axb3 Qa3
  23. 23.Qxa3 Rxa3
  24. 24.dxc5 Rxb3
  25. 25.Ba6 Rxc5
  26. 26.Rxc5 bxc5
  27. 27.Rxc5 Rb1+
  28. 28.Kh2 Rb2
  29. 29.Nd4 Rxf2
  30. 30.Be2 Ne4
  31. 31.Rc7

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