Miguel Najdorf vs Bent Larsen

La Habana olm fin-A · 1966 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Bent Larsen
Result 0-1
Event La Habana olm fin-A
Site La Habana
Round 11
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/1RR2pp1/p3p2p/P7/5n1P/r5N1/3r1P1K/8 w - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bb4
  6. 6.e4 b5
  7. 7.Be2 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O a6
  9. 9.Qc2 Nf6
  10. 10.Bg5 Qb6
  11. 11.e5 Nd5
  12. 12.Ne4 Nd7
  13. 13.Bd2 Be7
  14. 14.Bg5 Bf8
  15. 15.b3 h6
  16. 16.Bd2 cxb3
  17. 17.Qxb3 Be7
  18. 18.Bd3 O-O
  19. 19.Ng3 Rfc8
  20. 20.Rfb1 b4
  21. 21.a5 Qd8
  22. 22.Bc2 c5
  23. 23.Qd3 Nf8
  24. 24.dxc5 Rxc5
  25. 25.Nh5 Nc3
  26. 26.Rxb4 Qxd3
  27. 27.Bxd3 Bxf3
  28. 28.gxf3 Rd5
  29. 29.Rb7 Rxd3
  30. 30.Bxc3 Rxc3
  31. 31.Rxe7 Ng6
  32. 32.Rb7 Rxf3
  33. 33.Ng3 Nxe5
  34. 34.Rc1 Ra3
  35. 35.Rc5 Nd3
  36. 36.Rcc7 Rf8
  37. 37.Ne4 Nf4
  38. 38.h4 Rd8
  39. 39.Ng3 Rd1+
  40. 40.Kh2 Rd2

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