Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Tal

Niksic · 1983 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 88 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Niksic
Site Niksic
Round 3
Date 1983.00.00
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 88
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/1r1BK2k/8/8/6R1/8 w - - 55 89

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.b3 c5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc6
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.O-O d4
  8. 8.e3 Be7
  9. 9.Na3 O-O
  10. 10.Bb2 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bf5
  12. 12.exd4 cxd4
  13. 13.Re1 Qd7
  14. 14.Nc4 Be4
  15. 15.d3 Bxf3
  16. 16.Qxf3 Bb4
  17. 17.Ne5 Nxe5
  18. 18.Rxe5 Bc3
  19. 19.Bxc3 dxc3
  20. 20.Qxb7 Qd4
  21. 21.Re2 Rfe8
  22. 22.Rc1 Rxe2
  23. 23.Qxa8+ Ne8
  24. 24.Qf3 Rxa2
  25. 25.Qe3 Qxe3
  26. 26.fxe3 Re2
  27. 27.Rxc3 Rxe3
  28. 28.Rc8 f5
  29. 29.Ra8 Kf7
  30. 30.Rxa7+ Kf6
  31. 31.Rd7 Ke6
  32. 32.Kf2 Re5
  33. 33.Rb7 Rc5
  34. 34.Ke3 Nc7
  35. 35.Kd2 Kd6
  36. 36.b4 Re5
  37. 37.Rb6+ Ke7
  38. 38.d4 Rb5
  39. 39.Rc6 Kd7
  40. 40.Kc3 f4
  41. 41.gxf4 Rf5
  42. 42.Rc5 Rxf4
  43. 43.b5 Rf6
  44. 44.Kc4 g6
  45. 45.h4 h6
  46. 46.Be4 Ne6
  47. 47.Re5 Nc7
  48. 48.h5 gxh5
  49. 49.Rxh5 Kc8
  50. 50.Re5 Kb8
  51. 51.d5 Rb6
  52. 52.Re7 Nxb5
  53. 53.Kc5 Nd6
  54. 54.Rh7 Nc8
  55. 55.Bf5 Rb7
  56. 56.Rh8 Rc7+
  57. 57.Kd4 Kb7
  58. 58.Rxh6 Ne7
  59. 59.Be4 Rd7
  60. 60.Kc5 Nxd5
  61. 61.Bxd5+ Kc7
  62. 62.Ra6 Kd8
  63. 63.Be6 Rc7+
  64. 64.Kd6 Rd7+
  65. 65.Ke5 Rb7
  66. 66.Bd5 Re7+
  67. 67.Kf6 Re1
  68. 68.Ra7 Kc8
  69. 69.Rg7 Re2
  70. 70.Kf5 Kd8
  71. 71.Be4 Re1
  72. 72.Rh7 Re2
  73. 73.Ke5 Ke8
  74. 74.Ra7 Re1
  75. 75.Kd4 Kf8
  76. 76.Rb7 Re2
  77. 77.Kd5 Re1
  78. 78.Bf5 Re7
  79. 79.Rb1 Kg7
  80. 80.Be6 Ra7
  81. 81.Rg1+ Kf6
  82. 82.Rf1+ Kg6
  83. 83.Ke5 Ra5+
  84. 84.Bd5 Kg5
  85. 85.Rg1+ Kh5
  86. 86.Ke4 Kh6
  87. 87.Rg2 Rb5
  88. 88.Ke5 Kh5

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