Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Tal

Leningrad Interzonal · 1973 · English Opening · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 0-1
Event Leningrad Interzonal
Site Leningrad
Round 12
Date 1973.00.00
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r3/2Q2pk1/1P4pp/8/3pP3/3P4/P4qr1/R1K1R3 w - - 2 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 c5
  4. 4.g3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bg2 e6
  6. 6.O-O Nge7
  7. 7.d3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd2 d5
  9. 9.Qc1 b6
  10. 10.Bh6 Bb7
  11. 11.Bxg7 Kxg7
  12. 12.cxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.h4 Nd4
  14. 14.Re1 h6
  15. 15.Ne5 Nxc3
  16. 16.Qxc3 Bxg2
  17. 17.Kxg2 Qd5+
  18. 18.Nf3 Rad8
  19. 19.Kg1 e5
  20. 20.Nxd4 exd4
  21. 21.Qc4 Qh5
  22. 22.Qa4 Rfe8
  23. 23.Qxa7 Rd6
  24. 24.b4 Rf6
  25. 25.bxc5 Qf5
  26. 26.f3 Qh3
  27. 27.Qc7 Rf5
  28. 28.cxb6 Rfe5
  29. 29.e4 Qxg3+
  30. 30.Kh1 Qxh4+
  31. 31.Kg2 Rg5+
  32. 32.Kf1 Qh3+
  33. 33.Ke2 Rg2+
  34. 34.Kd1 Qxf3+
  35. 35.Kc1 Qf2

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