Boris Spassky vs Bent Larsen

Candidats sf2 · 1968 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf2
Site Malmo
Round 1
Date 1968.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D14)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1pQ2p1p/p3pKp1/3pNP2/3q1P2/1P5P/P7/8 b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 c6
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd5
  5. 5.Bf4 Nc6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bf5
  7. 7.e3 e6
  8. 8.Bb5 Nd7
  9. 9.O-O Be7
  10. 10.Rc1 O-O
  11. 11.h3 Rc8
  12. 12.Bd3 Bxd3
  13. 13.Qxd3 Nb6
  14. 14.Qe2 a6
  15. 15.Ne1 Nc4
  16. 16.Nd3 Nb4
  17. 17.b3 Nxd3
  18. 18.Qxd3 Nb6
  19. 19.f3 Bd6
  20. 20.Ne2 Qe7
  21. 21.Bxd6 Qxd6
  22. 22.Qd2 Qa3
  23. 23.Nf4 Rxc1
  24. 24.Rxc1 Rc8
  25. 25.Rxc8+ Nxc8
  26. 26.Qc2 Ne7
  27. 27.Qc7 g6
  28. 28.Nd3 Nf5
  29. 29.g4 Nh6
  30. 30.Ne5 Qb4
  31. 31.Nd7 Qe1+
  32. 32.Kg2 Qe2+
  33. 33.Kg3 Nf5+
  34. 34.gxf5 Qe1+
  35. 35.Kf4 Qh4+
  36. 36.Ke5 Qg3+
  37. 37.f4 Qxe3+
  38. 38.Kf6 Qxd4+
  39. 39.Ne5

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