Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Tal

Bugojno · 1984 · English Opening · 0-1 in 28 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 0-1
Event Bugojno
Site Bugojno
Date 1984.00.00
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r1r1k1/pq4bp/1p6/4n3/PPPB4/3P3N/4p1RP/3QR1K1 w - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nge2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Nf4 b6
  9. 9.b3 Ba6
  10. 10.Bb2 d5
  11. 11.Re1 Rc8
  12. 12.d3 d4
  13. 13.exd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.a4 Qd7
  15. 15.Nb5 Rfd8
  16. 16.Nxd4 cxd4
  17. 17.b4 Bb7
  18. 18.Bc1 Re8
  19. 19.Nh3 e5
  20. 20.Bxb7 Qxb7
  21. 21.f3 Nd7
  22. 22.g4 f5
  23. 23.gxf5 gxf5
  24. 24.Ra2 e4
  25. 25.fxe4 fxe4
  26. 26.Rg2 e3
  27. 27.Bb2 Ne5
  28. 28.Bxd4 e2

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