Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky

Leiden · 1970 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 0-1 in 24 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event Leiden
Site Leiden
Round 3
Date 1970.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 24
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r7/1p2kr2/p1b1pp2/6p1/P1qP4/R1P3R1/5PPP/1Q4K1 w - - 2 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.a4 Nc6
  8. 8.Qe2 cxd4
  9. 9.Rd1 Be7
  10. 10.exd4 O-O
  11. 11.Nc3 Nd5
  12. 12.Ne5 Nxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Nxe5
  14. 14.Qxe5 Bd6
  15. 15.Qh5 Qc7
  16. 16.Rd3 Qxc4
  17. 17.Rh3 f6
  18. 18.Qxh7+ Kf7
  19. 19.Qh5+ Ke7
  20. 20.Qh7 Rf7
  21. 21.Ba3 Bxa3
  22. 22.Rxa3 Bd7
  23. 23.Rg3 g5
  24. 24.Qb1 Bc6

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