Vasily Smyslov vs Bent Larsen

Tilburg · 1982 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Vasily Smyslov
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1982.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/2kb1p2/3bn3/2pNp1p1/p1P1P1Pp/P4P1P/2K2B2/5B2 b - - 2 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bg5 Bg7
  4. 4.Nbd2 d6
  5. 5.h3 h6
  6. 6.Bf4 b6
  7. 7.e4 Bb7
  8. 8.Bb5+ Nbd7
  9. 9.Qe2 a6
  10. 10.Bd3 e5
  11. 11.dxe5 Nh5
  12. 12.Bh2 dxe5
  13. 13.O-O-O Qe7
  14. 14.Rhe1 O-O
  15. 15.Qe3 Nc5
  16. 16.Bf1 b5
  17. 17.Nb3 Nxb3+
  18. 18.axb3 Rfd8
  19. 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  20. 20.c3 Qd6
  21. 21.Qd2 Qxd2+
  22. 22.Nxd2 c5
  23. 23.Kc2 Nf4
  24. 24.f3 Bc8
  25. 25.Bg1 Bf8
  26. 26.Rd1 Be7
  27. 27.Bf2 g5
  28. 28.Ra1 h5
  29. 29.Ra5 Ne6
  30. 30.Be3 Kg7
  31. 31.Kd1 Kf6
  32. 32.Ke1 Rg8
  33. 33.g3 h4
  34. 34.g4 Bd6
  35. 35.Ra1 Ke7
  36. 36.Nb1 Kd7
  37. 37.Na3 Kc7
  38. 38.Rd1 Bd7
  39. 39.Nc2 Ra8
  40. 40.Bf2 Nf4
  41. 41.Ne3 Be6
  42. 42.c4 bxc4
  43. 43.bxc4 Rb8
  44. 44.Rb1 Rb3
  45. 45.Kd2 a5
  46. 46.Kc2 a4
  47. 47.Ra1 Bd7
  48. 48.Ra3 Rxa3
  49. 49.bxa3 Ne6
  50. 50.Nd5+

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