Boris Spassky vs Bent Larsen

Belgrade URS-World · 1970 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Belgrade URS-World
Site Belgrade
Round 1.1
Date 1970.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E31)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/p1Br2k1/1pb2pP1/2p2B2/2P3P1/2P5/P3K3/8 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Bg5 c5
  5. 5.d5 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 d6
  8. 8.Nd2 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 Nbd7
  10. 10.e3 Nf8
  11. 11.Bd3 Ng6
  12. 12.Bg3 O-O
  13. 13.O-O Ne7
  14. 14.f4 exf4
  15. 15.Rxf4 Ng6
  16. 16.Rxf6 Qxf6
  17. 17.Ne4 Qd8
  18. 18.Nxd6 Qg5
  19. 19.Qd2 b6
  20. 20.Ne4 Qd8
  21. 21.Rf1 f5
  22. 22.Nd6 f4
  23. 23.exf4 Qxd6
  24. 24.f5 Qd8
  25. 25.fxg6 Rxf1+
  26. 26.Kxf1 Qf6+
  27. 27.Qf4 Bd7
  28. 28.Ke2 Rf8
  29. 29.Qxf6 gxf6
  30. 30.Kf3 Re8
  31. 31.Bf2 h5
  32. 32.h3 Kg7
  33. 33.g4 hxg4+
  34. 34.hxg4 Rh8
  35. 35.d6 Rh1
  36. 36.Bf5 Bc6+
  37. 37.Ke2 Rh3
  38. 38.d7 Rh8
  39. 39.Bg3 Rd8
  40. 40.Bc7 Rxd7

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