Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats sf1 · 1965 · Modern Benoni · 1/2-1/2 in 91 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf1
Site Bled
Round 7
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A60)
Moves 91
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Final Position

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

8/6P1/8/3N4/8/5k2/6r1/3K4 b - - 0 91

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.Bf4 Ng4
  14. 14.Bf1 Bf6
  15. 15.Nd2 Nge5
  16. 16.a4 bxa4
  17. 17.Nxa4 Qb4
  18. 18.Bxa6 Rxa6
  19. 19.Qe2 c4
  20. 20.Rec1 Rc8
  21. 21.Rc2 Ra7
  22. 22.Qe3 Rac7
  23. 23.Qa3 g5
  24. 24.Bxe5 Nxe5
  25. 25.Qe3 Nd3
  26. 26.Nb6 c3
  27. 27.bxc3 Rxc3
  28. 28.Rb1 Nb2
  29. 29.e5 Rxc2
  30. 30.exf6 Qxd2
  31. 31.Qxd2 Rxd2
  32. 32.Nxc8 a4
  33. 33.Kg2 a3
  34. 34.Ra1 Nc4
  35. 35.Rc1 Ne3+
  36. 36.Kf3 Nc2
  37. 37.Rb1 h5
  38. 38.Rb8 Kh7
  39. 39.Ne7 g4+
  40. 40.Kf4 a2
  41. 41.Rg8 Rxf2+
  42. 42.Kg5 Rxf6
  43. 43.Ra8 Rf2
  44. 44.Rxa2 f6+
  45. 45.Kxh5 Rxh2+
  46. 46.Kxg4 Ne3+
  47. 47.Kf3 Rxa2
  48. 48.Kxe3 Ra8
  49. 49.Kf4 Re8
  50. 50.Nf5 Re5
  51. 51.Nxd6 Rxd5
  52. 52.Ne4 Kg6
  53. 53.g4 Ra5
  54. 54.Kf3 Kf7
  55. 55.Ng3 Ke6
  56. 56.Kf4 Ra4+
  57. 57.Kf3 Ke5
  58. 58.Nh5 Ra8
  59. 59.Ke3 Rb8
  60. 60.Kf3 Re8
  61. 61.Nf4 Kd4
  62. 62.Nh5 Re1
  63. 63.Kf2 Re4
  64. 64.Kf3 Ke5
  65. 65.Kg3 Re3+
  66. 66.Kf2 Rb3
  67. 67.Kg2 Rb7
  68. 68.Kf3 Rb8
  69. 69.Ke3 Rg8
  70. 70.Kf3 Rh8
  71. 71.Ng3 Rh7
  72. 72.Ke3 Rh8
  73. 73.Kf3 Rh2
  74. 74.Ke3 Rb2
  75. 75.Nh5 Rb3+
  76. 76.Kf2 Rd3
  77. 77.Kg2 Ke4
  78. 78.Nxf6+ Kf4
  79. 79.Kf2 Rd2+
  80. 80.Ke1 Rd6
  81. 81.g5 Kf3
  82. 82.Nh7 Ke3
  83. 83.Nf6 Kf3
  84. 84.Nh7 Rd5
  85. 85.g6 Rd7
  86. 86.Ng5+ Ke3
  87. 87.Ne6 Rd2
  88. 88.Nf4 Rh2
  89. 89.Nd5+ Kf3
  90. 90.Kd1 Rg2
  91. 91.g7

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