Bent Larsen vs Mikhail Tal

Brussels blitz · 1987 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Brussels blitz
Site Brussels
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/6K1/7p/7P/6k1/6P1/8/8 b - - 0 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 c5
  3. 3.e3 b6
  4. 4.c4 cxd4
  5. 5.exd4 e6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bb7
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.Re1 O-O
  11. 11.Ne5 Nd7
  12. 12.Bd2 Nxe5
  13. 13.dxe5 Nb4
  14. 14.Be4 Bxe4
  15. 15.Rxe4 Nd3
  16. 16.Qg4 Nxf2
  17. 17.Kxf2 Qxd2+
  18. 18.Re2 Bc5+
  19. 19.Kf1 Qd4
  20. 20.Qxd4 Bxd4
  21. 21.Nb5 Bc5
  22. 22.Rd1 a6
  23. 23.Nc3 Rfd8
  24. 24.Red2 Rxd2
  25. 25.Rxd2 Kf8
  26. 26.Ne4 Ke7
  27. 27.Nxc5 bxc5
  28. 28.Rc2 Rc8
  29. 29.Rc4 f6
  30. 30.Rh4 h6
  31. 31.exf6+ Kxf6
  32. 32.Ke2 Rb8
  33. 33.b3 Rb4
  34. 34.Rh5 Re4+
  35. 35.Kd3 Rd4+
  36. 36.Kc3 Rd5
  37. 37.Rh4 Ke5
  38. 38.Ra4 Rd6
  39. 39.Ra5 Kd5
  40. 40.b4 Rc6
  41. 41.a4 e5
  42. 42.h4 e4
  43. 43.h5 Ke5
  44. 44.b5 axb5
  45. 45.axb5 Rf6
  46. 46.Ra2 Rf1
  47. 47.Rb2 Rf7
  48. 48.Kc4 e3
  49. 49.b6 Rb7
  50. 50.Kxc5 Ke4
  51. 51.Kc6 Rb8
  52. 52.b7 Kd3
  53. 53.Kc7 Rxb7+
  54. 54.Kxb7 e2
  55. 55.Rb1 Kd2
  56. 56.Rb2+ Ke3
  57. 57.Rb1 Kf2
  58. 58.Kc6 e1=Q
  59. 59.Rxe1 Kxe1
  60. 60.Kd5 Kf2
  61. 61.Ke6 Kg3
  62. 62.Kf7 Kg4
  63. 63.Kg6 Kh4
  64. 64.g3+ Kg4
  65. 65.Kxg7

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