Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky

Linares · 1983 · King's Indian, Classical · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event Linares
Site Linares
Date 1983.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E91)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3p4/3B3p/2P3p1/6k1/8/b4K2 w - - 2 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 Bg4
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Bxf3
  9. 9.Bxf3 Ne5
  10. 10.Be2 c6
  11. 11.O-O Qc7
  12. 12.Rc1 Rfe8
  13. 13.h3 Ned7
  14. 14.Re1 e6
  15. 15.Bf1 exd5
  16. 16.exd5 Ne4
  17. 17.Nxe4 Rxe4
  18. 18.Bb6 Rxe1
  19. 19.Bxc7 Rxd1
  20. 20.Rxd1 cxd5
  21. 21.Rxd5 Bxb2
  22. 22.Rb5 Bd4
  23. 23.Rxb7 Nc5
  24. 24.Rb1 Ne4
  25. 25.g4 Bxf2+
  26. 26.Kg2 Bc5
  27. 27.Ba5 Re8
  28. 28.Re1 Re5
  29. 29.Bd3 Ng5
  30. 30.Bc3 Bd4
  31. 31.Bd2 Ne6
  32. 32.Kf3 Kf8
  33. 33.h4 Ke7
  34. 34.g5 f6
  35. 35.gxf6+ Kxf6
  36. 36.Be4 Nc5
  37. 37.Bc2 Ne6
  38. 38.Rd1 Rc5
  39. 39.Bd3 Be5
  40. 40.Rb1 Rc7
  41. 41.Ba5 Rc6
  42. 42.a3 Ra6
  43. 43.Bb4 Ra4
  44. 44.Ke3 a5
  45. 45.Bc2 axb4
  46. 46.Bxa4 bxa3
  47. 47.Bb3 Kf5
  48. 48.Rf1+ Kg4
  49. 49.Kd3 h5
  50. 50.Kc2 Nd4+
  51. 51.Kc3 Kxh4
  52. 52.Bd1 Nf3+
  53. 53.Kd3 a2
  54. 54.Bxf3 a1=Q
  55. 55.Rxa1 Bxa1
  56. 56.Ke2 g5
  57. 57.Kf1 g4
  58. 58.Bd5 Kg3

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