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