Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky

Montreal · 1979 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Montreal
Site Montreal
Round 8
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5b1k/5ppp/4nN2/4P2Q/2r2P1B/4P2P/r5PK/8 b - - 6 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.Bd3 Bxd3
  8. 8.Qxd3 Nf6
  9. 9.Nf3 Nbd7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Rab1 a5
  12. 12.h3 Re8
  13. 13.a3 a4
  14. 14.Qc2 Qa5
  15. 15.Rfd1 Bf8
  16. 16.Ne5 Re7
  17. 17.b4 axb3
  18. 18.Rxb3 Nxe5
  19. 19.dxe5 Nd7
  20. 20.Rxb7 Qxa3
  21. 21.Rc7 Qc5
  22. 22.Rxd5 cxd5
  23. 23.Rxc5 Nxc5
  24. 24.Nxd5 Rea7
  25. 25.Bg5 Ra1+
  26. 26.Kh2 R8a2
  27. 27.Qf5 Ne6
  28. 28.Bh4 Rf1
  29. 29.f4 Rc1
  30. 30.Qg4 Rc4
  31. 31.Nf6+ Kh8
  32. 32.Qh5

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