Samuel Reshevsky vs Bent Larsen

Palma de Mallorca · 1971 · Old Benoni Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Samuel Reshevsky
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Palma de Mallorca
Site Palma de Mallorca
Round 2
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Old Benoni Defense (A43)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/3Q3p/4nPp1/1pp3N1/4q3/2P4P/6P1/5R1K b - - 1 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 c5
  2. 2.d5 d6
  3. 3.e4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Na6
  8. 8.Nd2 Nc7
  9. 9.a4 a6
  10. 10.f3 Bd7
  11. 11.Nc4 b5
  12. 12.Nb6 Rb8
  13. 13.a5 Be8
  14. 14.Be3 Nd7
  15. 15.Nxd7 Bxd7
  16. 16.Qd2 b4
  17. 17.Nd1 Bb5
  18. 18.Bxb5 axb5
  19. 19.Ra2 Ra8
  20. 20.Nf2 e6
  21. 21.dxe6 Nxe6
  22. 22.f4 Rxa5
  23. 23.Rxa5 Qxa5
  24. 24.f5 Nd4
  25. 25.Bh6 Qd8
  26. 26.Ng4 Qh4
  27. 27.Bxg7 Kxg7
  28. 28.h3 Re8
  29. 29.f6+ Kh8
  30. 30.c3 bxc3
  31. 31.bxc3 Ne6
  32. 32.Qxd6 Qg5
  33. 33.Ne5 Kg8
  34. 34.Qd7 Rf8
  35. 35.Nxf7 Qe3+
  36. 36.Kh1 Qxe4
  37. 37.Ng5

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