Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky

Tilburg · 1978 · Vienna Game · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 4
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Vienna Game (C28)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6r1/1p6/8/8/4R3/P2P1p1P/1PPk1K2/8 b - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 Nc6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 d6
  7. 7.Na4 Bb6
  8. 8.Nxb6 axb6
  9. 9.f3 Be6
  10. 10.Ne2 d5
  11. 11.Bxf6 gxf6
  12. 12.exd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.Nc3 Be6
  14. 14.Bxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.Qd2 f5
  16. 16.O-O Qd4+
  17. 17.Kh1 O-O-O
  18. 18.Rae1 h5
  19. 19.a3 h4
  20. 20.Qf2 Rhg8
  21. 21.Qxd4 exd4
  22. 22.Nb1 Kd7
  23. 23.Nd2 Ke7
  24. 24.Rf2 Kf6
  25. 25.f4 Rde8
  26. 26.h3 e5
  27. 27.Rfe2 Re7
  28. 28.Nf3 exf4
  29. 29.Rxe7 Nxe7
  30. 30.Nxd4 Nd5
  31. 31.Re6+ Kf7
  32. 32.Rh6 Ne3
  33. 33.Rxh4 Nxg2
  34. 34.Rh7+ Kf6
  35. 35.Rh6+ Kg5
  36. 36.Rh7 Kf6
  37. 37.Kg1 c5
  38. 38.Ne2 f3
  39. 39.Nc3 Nh4+
  40. 40.Kf1 Kg5
  41. 41.Nd5 Re8
  42. 42.Rg7+ Kh6
  43. 43.Re7 Rg8
  44. 44.Re6+ Kg5
  45. 45.Rxb6 Re8
  46. 46.Nc7 Rg8
  47. 47.Ne6+ Kf6
  48. 48.Nxc5+ Ke5
  49. 49.Rh6 Kf4
  50. 50.Rxh4+ Ke3
  51. 51.Ne4 fxe4
  52. 52.Rxe4+ Kd2
  53. 53.Kf2

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