Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Tal

Naestved · 1985 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Naestved
Site Naestved
Round 11
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Catalan Opening (E05)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/2nk2pp/4p3/5p2/R4P1P/1N2PKP1/r7/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.Qxc4 b5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.Bg5 Nbd7
  11. 11.Nbd2 Rc8
  12. 12.Bxf6 Nxf6
  13. 13.Nb3 Be4
  14. 14.Qc3 Nd5
  15. 15.Qd2 c5
  16. 16.Nxc5 Bxc5
  17. 17.dxc5 Rxc5
  18. 18.Rac1 Rxc1
  19. 19.Rxc1 Nf6
  20. 20.Qxd8 Rxd8
  21. 21.Ne5 Bxg2
  22. 22.Kxg2 Ne8
  23. 23.Nd3 Kf8
  24. 24.Rc6 Rd6
  25. 25.Rc8 Ke7
  26. 26.Rb8 Nc7
  27. 27.f4 Rd8
  28. 28.Rb7 Kd7
  29. 29.Rb6 Kc8
  30. 30.Kf3 a5
  31. 31.b3 Rd5
  32. 32.Ne5 f6
  33. 33.Nc6 Rd6
  34. 34.Na7+ Kd7
  35. 35.Rb7 Rd5
  36. 36.a4 bxa4
  37. 37.bxa4 Kd8
  38. 38.e3 Rc5
  39. 39.Nb5 Kc8
  40. 40.Nd6+ Kd7
  41. 41.Ne4 Rc4
  42. 42.Ra7 f5
  43. 43.Nd2 Rxa4
  44. 44.Nb3 Ra2
  45. 45.h4 a4
  46. 46.Rxa4

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