Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky

Tilburg · 1979 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 2
Date 1979.00.00
Opening English Opening (A26)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/6k1/8/3Bp2b/8/3P4/5P1K/8 b - - 2 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 3.g3 d6
  4. 4.Bg2 e5
  5. 5.d3 Nc6
  6. 6.e4 Nh6
  7. 7.Nge2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O f5
  9. 9.Nd5 Be6
  10. 10.Rb1 g5
  11. 11.exf5 Nxf5
  12. 12.b4 Nfd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Ne3 c6
  15. 15.Nc2 Nxc2
  16. 16.Qxc2 a6
  17. 17.Be3 h6
  18. 18.a4 Qd7
  19. 19.b5 axb5
  20. 20.axb5 d5
  21. 21.bxc6 bxc6
  22. 22.Rb6 Rfb8
  23. 23.cxd5 cxd5
  24. 24.Qc6 Qxc6
  25. 25.Rxc6 Bf7
  26. 26.h4 gxh4
  27. 27.gxh4 Rc8
  28. 28.Rfc1 Rxc6
  29. 29.Rxc6 Ra4
  30. 30.h5 Rh4
  31. 31.Bxh6 Bxh6
  32. 32.Rxh6 Rxh5
  33. 33.Rxh5 Bxh5
  34. 34.Bxd5+ Kg7
  35. 35.Kh2

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