Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Tal

Eersel cm-3pl · 1969 · King's Indian, Classical · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 0-1
Event Eersel cm-3pl
Site Eersel
Round 5
Date 1969.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E99)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

N7/1p4kp/1Q1p4/3P4/2K5/4q3/PPr2N1P/8 w - - 13 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.Ne1 Nd7
  10. 10.Nd3 f5
  11. 11.Bd2 Nf6
  12. 12.f3 f4
  13. 13.c5 g5
  14. 14.Rc1 Ng6
  15. 15.Nb5 Rf7
  16. 16.cxd6 cxd6
  17. 17.Qc2 g4
  18. 18.Nc7 gxf3
  19. 19.gxf3 Bh3
  20. 20.Nxa8 Nxe4
  21. 21.fxe4 Qg5+
  22. 22.Kf2 Qg2+
  23. 23.Ke1 Nh4
  24. 24.Be3 Qxe4
  25. 25.Bf2 f3
  26. 26.Bxh4 Qxh4+
  27. 27.Nf2 fxe2
  28. 28.Qxe2 e4
  29. 29.Rg1 e3
  30. 30.Qxe3 Re7
  31. 31.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  32. 32.Rc7 Bd7
  33. 33.Rxd7 Rxd7
  34. 34.Qxa7 Re7+
  35. 35.Kd1 Qc4
  36. 36.Qb6 Qf1+
  37. 37.Kd2 Re2+
  38. 38.Kc3 Qc1+
  39. 39.Kd4 Qe3+
  40. 40.Kc4 Rc2+

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