Boris Spassky vs Bent Larsen

Leiden · 1970 · Dutch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leiden
Site Leiden
Round 4
Date 1970.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A95)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

5b2/8/2k1p3/pp1pPp1p/P2B2pP/1P1KP1P1/5P2/8 w - - 2 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 f5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 c6
  7. 7.b3 a5
  8. 8.Nc3 d5
  9. 9.Bb2 Nbd7
  10. 10.e3 Ne4
  11. 11.a4 Nxc3
  12. 12.Bxc3 b6
  13. 13.Ne5 Nxe5
  14. 14.dxe5 Ba6
  15. 15.Qe2 Qc7
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rad8
  17. 17.Bb2 Bc5
  18. 18.Qc2 Rf7
  19. 19.Bf1 Qc8
  20. 20.cxd5 cxd5
  21. 21.Bxa6 Qxa6
  22. 22.Rac1 Rc8
  23. 23.Qd3 Qxd3
  24. 24.Rxd3 g5
  25. 25.Bd4 Rfc7
  26. 26.Rdc3 g4
  27. 27.h4 Kf7
  28. 28.Kf1 Ke8
  29. 29.Ke2 Kd7
  30. 30.Kd3 h5
  31. 31.R3c2 Rc6
  32. 32.Rc3 Bb4
  33. 33.Rxc6 Rxc6
  34. 34.Rxc6 Kxc6
  35. 35.Ke2 b5
  36. 36.Kd3 Bf8

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