Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Tal

Bugojno · 1980 · English Opening · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Bugojno
Site Bugojno
Round 4
Date 1980.00.00
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R1Nk3/2q4p/2Bnp1p1/5p2/P1p5/3nP1P1/5r1P/Q5K1 b - - 5 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 Nc6
  5. 5.Ne2 d6
  6. 6.Nbc3 Bd7
  7. 7.b3 a6
  8. 8.Bb2 b5
  9. 9.d3 Rb8
  10. 10.Qd2 Qa5
  11. 11.O-O Nf6
  12. 12.Rad1 e6
  13. 13.d4 O-O
  14. 14.dxc5 dxc5
  15. 15.cxb5 axb5
  16. 16.a4 bxa4
  17. 17.Nxa4 Nb4
  18. 18.Be5 Rbd8
  19. 19.Qb2 Bxa4
  20. 20.Rxd8 Rxd8
  21. 21.bxa4 Ne8
  22. 22.Bxg7 Nxg7
  23. 23.Nc3 Nd3
  24. 24.Qc2 Nb4
  25. 25.Qe4 Nd3
  26. 26.Qc4 Ne5
  27. 27.Qb3 c4
  28. 28.Qc2 f5
  29. 29.Rb1 Rd3
  30. 30.Rc1 Ne8
  31. 31.Qb2 Nd6
  32. 32.Ne2 Rb3
  33. 33.Qd4 Rd3
  34. 34.Qa1 Rd2
  35. 35.Nd4 Nd3
  36. 36.Nc6 Qc7
  37. 37.Rb1 Rxf2
  38. 38.Rb8+ Kf7
  39. 39.Nd8+ Ke8
  40. 40.Bc6+

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