Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Tal

The Game

White	Bent Larsen
Black	Mikhail Tal
Result	1-0
Event	Eersel cm-3pl
Site	Eersel
Round	3
Date	1969.00.00
Opening	Tarrasch Defense (D32)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r3k/4Q2p/2p3p1/3B4/P3P3/1Pq5/K7/5R2 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 d5
4. 4.d4 c5
5. 5.e3 Nc6
6. 6.cxd5 exd5
7. 7.Be2 cxd4
8. 8.Nxd4 Bd6
9. 9.O-O O-O
10. 10.Nf3 Be6
11. 11.b3 Qe7
12. 12.Nb5 Bc5
13. 13.Bb2 Rac8
14. 14.a3 Ne4
15. 15.Nbd4 Bg4
16. 16.Re1 Rfe8
17. 17.Nxc6 bxc6
18. 18.Ba6 Rcd8
19. 19.h3 Bh5
20. 20.Qc2 Bxf3
21. 21.gxf3 Qg5+
22. 22.Kf1 Qh4
23. 23.fxe4 Qxh3+
24. 24.Ke2 Qh5+
25. 25.Kd2 d4
26. 26.Kc1 dxe3
27. 27.fxe3 Bxe3+
28. 28.Kb1 Bd4
29. 29.Bc4 Re7
30. 30.Ka2 Bxb2
31. 31.Qxb2 Red7
32. 32.Rac1 Rd2
33. 33.Rc2 Rxc2
34. 34.Qxc2 Qe5
35. 35.a4 g6
36. 36.Qf2 Rd7
37. 37.Rf1 Kg7
38. 38.Bxf7 Qc3
39. 39.Bd5 Rd8
40. 40.Qxa7+ Kh8
41. 41.Qe7

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