Tigran Petrosian vs Bent Larsen

Zagreb · 1965 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Zagreb
Site Zagreb
Round 7
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 40
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/6Q1/1p1q1r2/p1pPr2R/P1P1P3/1P3p2/7P/6RK b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.b3 g6
  4. 4.Bb2 Bg7
  5. 5.g3 O-O
  6. 6.Bg2 d6
  7. 7.O-O e5
  8. 8.d3 Re8
  9. 9.Qc2 c5
  10. 10.Nc3 Nc6
  11. 11.a3 Bg4
  12. 12.e3 h6
  13. 13.Nd2 Qd7
  14. 14.Nd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.cxd5 Nb8
  16. 16.f3 Bh3
  17. 17.Bxh3 Qxh3
  18. 18.Ne4 Qd7
  19. 19.f4 Na6
  20. 20.fxe5 dxe5
  21. 21.Nc3 Nc7
  22. 22.e4 Re7
  23. 23.Rf3 Rf8
  24. 24.Raf1 h5
  25. 25.a4 a5
  26. 26.Nd1 b6
  27. 27.Ne3 Ne8
  28. 28.Nc4 Qd8
  29. 29.Qg2 Nd6
  30. 30.g4 hxg4
  31. 31.Qxg4 f5
  32. 32.Qxg6 Rf6
  33. 33.Qg5 Nxc4
  34. 34.dxc4 f4
  35. 35.Kh1 Qd6
  36. 36.Rg1 Kh7
  37. 37.Rh3+ Kg8
  38. 38.Rh5 f3
  39. 39.Bxe5 Rxe5
  40. 40.Qxg7#

More Tigran Petrosian Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Tigran Petrosian and Bent Larsen, or browse all Tigran Petrosian games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.