Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats sf1 · 1965 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf1
Site Bled
Round 5
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D93)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p3b3/6pp/RnN2k2/3Pp3/7P/5PP1/5K2 b - - 6 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Qa5
  7. 7.Rc1 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 O-O
  9. 9.Nf3 Nc6
  10. 10.O-O Qxc5
  11. 11.Bb3 Qh5
  12. 12.h3 e5
  13. 13.Bh2 Rd8
  14. 14.Nd2 Qh6
  15. 15.Qe2 Bf5
  16. 16.Rfd1 Bd3
  17. 17.Qf3 Qh4
  18. 18.Bg3 Qh5
  19. 19.Qxh5 Nxh5
  20. 20.Bh2 Nf6
  21. 21.Nf3 e4
  22. 22.Ng5 Rf8
  23. 23.Bd6 h6
  24. 24.Bxf8 Rxf8
  25. 25.Nf3 Re8
  26. 26.Ne1 Ba6
  27. 27.Na4 Bb5
  28. 28.Nc5 Na5
  29. 29.Ba4 Bxa4
  30. 30.Nxa4 Re7
  31. 31.Rc8+ Kh7
  32. 32.Nc5 Nc4
  33. 33.b3 Nb6
  34. 34.Rb8 Rc7
  35. 35.b4 Nfd5
  36. 36.a3 Nc3
  37. 37.Rdd8 Nc4
  38. 38.Rxb7 Rxb7
  39. 39.Nxb7 Nxa3
  40. 40.Rd7 Bf8
  41. 41.Rxf7+ Kg8
  42. 42.Rf6 Kg7
  43. 43.Ra6 Bxb4
  44. 44.Kf1 Nab5
  45. 45.Nc2 Be7
  46. 46.Nd4 Nxd4
  47. 47.exd4 Nb5
  48. 48.Ra4 Kf6
  49. 49.Nc5 Kf5
  50. 50.Ra5

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