Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats sf1 · 1965 · Modern Benoni · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf1
Site Bled
Round 3
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A60)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/5pk1/5p2/p4P2/Bp4PP/1P4K1/2b5/8 w - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 c5
  4. 4.d5 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 b5
  6. 6.Bg2 d6
  7. 7.a3 a5
  8. 8.Nc3 Qb6
  9. 9.Nf3 Be7
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.e4 Nbd7
  12. 12.Re1 Ba6
  13. 13.e5 dxe5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Nxe5
  15. 15.Rxe5 Rfe8
  16. 16.Bg5 h6
  17. 17.Rxe7 Rxe7
  18. 18.d6 hxg5
  19. 19.dxe7 Re8
  20. 20.Qd2 Rxe7
  21. 21.Qxg5 Qd6
  22. 22.h4 b4
  23. 23.axb4 cxb4
  24. 24.Nd5 Re5
  25. 25.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  26. 26.Qxf6 gxf6
  27. 27.Bc6 Bc4
  28. 28.f4 Rc5
  29. 29.Ba4 Be6
  30. 30.Re1 Ba2
  31. 31.Re3 Bb1
  32. 32.Kf2 Bf5
  33. 33.Kf3 Rc1
  34. 34.g4 Be6
  35. 35.f5 Bd5+
  36. 36.Kf2 Rb1
  37. 37.b3 Rd1
  38. 38.Re8+ Kg7
  39. 39.Rd8 Bf3
  40. 40.Rxd1 Bxd1
  41. 41.Kg3 Bc2

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