Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats sf1 · 1965 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf1
Site Bled
Round 1
Date 1965.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E99)
Moves 41
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r4r1/p1R1b3/1nRpNk2/3Pp1p1/4Pp1p/B2K1P1P/P7/8 w - - 15 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 O-O
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.Ne1 Nd7
  10. 10.f3 f5
  11. 11.g4 h5
  12. 12.g5 h4
  13. 13.Nd3 f4
  14. 14.Kh1 Kf7
  15. 15.c5 Rh8
  16. 16.Qb3 b6
  17. 17.cxd6 cxd6
  18. 18.Qa3 Nc5
  19. 19.Nxc5 bxc5
  20. 20.b4 cxb4
  21. 21.Qxb4 Bh3
  22. 22.Rg1 Rb8
  23. 23.Nb5 Nc8
  24. 24.Ba3 Bf8
  25. 25.Qc4 Be7
  26. 26.Qc7 Qxc7
  27. 27.Nxc7 Rh5
  28. 28.Bf1 Bxf1
  29. 29.Rgxf1 Rxg5
  30. 30.Ne6 Rh5
  31. 31.Rac1 Kf6
  32. 32.Rc7 Rh8
  33. 33.Rfc1 g5
  34. 34.h3 Rg8
  35. 35.R7c6 Kf7
  36. 36.Kg2 Kf6
  37. 37.Kf1 Rh8
  38. 38.Ke2 Rg8
  39. 39.Kd3 Rh8
  40. 40.Rc7 Nb6
  41. 41.R1c6 Rhg8

More Bent Larsen Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Bent Larsen and Mikhail Tal, or browse all Bent Larsen games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.