Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky

Linares · 1981 · English Opening · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event Linares
Site Linares
Date 1981.00.00
Opening English Opening (A25)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p4bk1/3p3p/3P4/PP2B1p1/3PqQ1K/7P/8 w - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bg2 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bg7
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Rb1 Be6
  7. 7.b4 Qd7
  8. 8.Nf3 h6
  9. 9.O-O Nge7
  10. 10.e4 Bg4
  11. 11.Nd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.cxd5 Ne7
  13. 13.Be3 f5
  14. 14.Qd2 f4
  15. 15.gxf4 O-O
  16. 16.Ne1 exf4
  17. 17.Bxf4 g5
  18. 18.Bg3 Ng6
  19. 19.f3 Bh5
  20. 20.Nc2 Nf4
  21. 21.Ne3 Rf7
  22. 22.Nf5 Rxf5
  23. 23.exf5 Bc3
  24. 24.Qc2 Qxf5
  25. 25.Bxf4 Bd4+
  26. 26.Kh1 Qxf4
  27. 27.Rbe1 Be5
  28. 28.Rxe5 Qxe5
  29. 29.Qxc7 Rf8
  30. 30.Qxb7 Qe3
  31. 31.Qd7 Rf6
  32. 32.Qc8+ Kh7
  33. 33.Qc3 Rxf3
  34. 34.Re1 Qf2
  35. 35.a4 Rf7
  36. 36.Rf1 Qe3
  37. 37.Be4+ Kg8
  38. 38.Rxf7 Bxf7
  39. 39.Qc8+ Kg7
  40. 40.Qf5 Qe1+
  41. 41.Kg2 Qe2+
  42. 42.Kh3 Qe3+
  43. 43.Qf3 g4+

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