Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Tal

Montreal · 1979 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Montreal
Site Montreal
Round 14
Date 1979.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

6k1/5pp1/1p5p/2p4P/4QB2/2P2PP1/4P1K1/3bq3 w - - 5 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.g3 Bb4
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.Nf3 e4
  6. 6.Nd4 Re8
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Nc2 Bxc3
  9. 9.dxc3 Ne5
  10. 10.b3 h6
  11. 11.Be3 b6
  12. 12.a4 Bb7
  13. 13.a5 c5
  14. 14.axb6 axb6
  15. 15.Qd6 Re6
  16. 16.Qd2 d5
  17. 17.Rxa8 Qxa8
  18. 18.Ra1 Qb8
  19. 19.cxd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.Bxe4 Rd6
  21. 21.Bxd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Bf4 Bxb3
  23. 23.Qe3 Qd8
  24. 24.Qxe5 Rd1+
  25. 25.Kg2 Rxa1
  26. 26.Nxa1 Qa8+
  27. 27.f3 Qxa1
  28. 28.h4 Qe1
  29. 29.h5 Bd1
  30. 30.Qe8+ Kh7
  31. 31.Qe4+ Kg8

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