Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky

Leiden · 1970 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leiden
Site Leiden
Round 1
Date 1970.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

r7/7p/1Rbp2p1/3k4/4p2P/2B3K1/3P1PP1/8 b - - 8 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 e5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nc6
  3. 3.c4 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.a3 Bd6
  7. 7.Qc2 O-O
  8. 8.Nf3 Qe7
  9. 9.Nc3 Nxc3
  10. 10.Qxc3 f5
  11. 11.Bb5 e4
  12. 12.Bxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Ne5 c5
  14. 14.b4 cxb4
  15. 15.axb4 Bb7
  16. 16.Ra4 a6
  17. 17.O-O f4
  18. 18.exf4 Rxf4
  19. 19.b5 axb5
  20. 20.Rxa8+ Bxa8
  21. 21.Qb3+ Kh8
  22. 22.Qxb5 Rf8
  23. 23.h3 Qe8
  24. 24.Qxe8 Rxe8
  25. 25.Nf7+ Kg8
  26. 26.Nxd6 cxd6
  27. 27.Ra1 Bb7
  28. 28.Kh2 Kf7
  29. 29.Ra5 g6
  30. 30.h4 Ke6
  31. 31.Kg3 Ra8
  32. 32.Rb5 Bc6
  33. 33.Rb6 Kd5
  34. 34.Bc3

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