Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Tal
Candidats sf1 · 1965 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 78 moves
The Game
| White | Bent Larsen |
|---|---|
| Black | Mikhail Tal |
| Result | 1/2-1/2 |
| Event | Candidats sf1 |
| Site | Bled |
| Round | 9 |
| Date | 1965.00.00 |
| Opening | English Opening (A39) |
| Moves | 78 |
Final Position
The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2
4R3/3k3r/6K1/4P3/8/8/8/8 w - - 41 79
All The Moves
- 1.c4 Nf6
- 2.Nf3 c5
- 3.g3 Nc6
- 4.Bg2 g6
- 5.O-O Bg7
- 6.Nc3 O-O
- 7.d4 cxd4
- 8.Nxd4 Nxd4
- 9.Qxd4 d6
- 10.Rd1 Be6
- 11.Bxb7 Ng4
- 12.Qf4 Rb8
- 13.Bg2 Qc8
- 14.Nd5 Re8
- 15.h3 Ne5
- 16.Qh4 Qxc4
- 17.Nxe7+ Kh8
- 18.e4 Qe2
- 19.Be3 Rxb2
- 20.Nd5 h6
- 21.g4 Nf3+
- 22.Bxf3 Qxf3
- 23.Nc7 Rf8
- 24.Rxd6 g5
- 25.Bxg5 Be5
- 26.Be3 Bxd6
- 27.Nxe6 fxe6
- 28.Qxh6+ Kg8
- 29.Qg6+ Kh8
- 30.Bd4+ e5
- 31.Qh5+ Kg7
- 32.Qg5+ Kf7
- 33.Bxb2 Qxh3
- 34.Qh5+ Qxh5
- 35.gxh5 Rh8
- 36.Rc1 Rxh5
- 37.Rc6 Bb8
- 38.Bc1 Rh7
- 39.Rc4 Ke6
- 40.Kf1 Rb7
- 41.Be3 a5
- 42.Ra4 Bc7
- 43.Ke2 Kd7
- 44.Kd3 Rb2
- 45.Ra3 Bd8
- 46.Bd2 Be7
- 47.Ra4 Bb4
- 48.Bxb4 axb4
- 49.Kc4 Rxf2
- 50.Kd5 Rb2
- 51.Ra7+ Kc8
- 52.Kxe5 b3
- 53.axb3 Rxb3
- 54.Kd6 Rd3+
- 55.Ke6 Rh3
- 56.Ra8+ Kc7
- 57.Rf8 Re3
- 58.e5 Re1
- 59.Re8 Rh1
- 60.Ra8 Re1
- 61.Ra7+ Kd8
- 62.Ra2 Re3
- 63.Ra8+ Kc7
- 64.Ra6 Kd8
- 65.Ra8+ Kc7
- 66.Re8 Rb3
- 67.Rf8 Re3
- 68.Rg8 Re1
- 69.Rg2 Kd8
- 70.Ra2 Re3
- 71.Ra5 Re1
- 72.Rb5 Re2
- 73.Kf7 Rf2+
- 74.Ke6 Re2
- 75.Rb8+ Kc7
- 76.Re8 Rh2
- 77.Kf7 Rh7+
- 78.Kg6 Kd7
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