Boris Spassky vs Bent Larsen

Tilburg · 1981 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1981.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B82)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/1p6/3p1kPb/p2P1B2/7p/2P5/PP6/1K6 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.f4 Nf6
  7. 7.Be3 e5
  8. 8.Nf3 Ng4
  9. 9.Bc1 exf4
  10. 10.Bxf4 Be7
  11. 11.Qd2 Be6
  12. 12.O-O-O O-O
  13. 13.h3 Nge5
  14. 14.Kb1 a6
  15. 15.Be2 Rc8
  16. 16.Rhe1 Re8
  17. 17.Nd5 Bf8
  18. 18.Bg5 Nxf3
  19. 19.gxf3 Qa5
  20. 20.Qxa5 Nxa5
  21. 21.h4 f5
  22. 22.h5 h6
  23. 23.Bd2 Bxd5
  24. 24.exd5 Nc4
  25. 25.Bc1 Ne3
  26. 26.Bxe3 Rxe3
  27. 27.Bd3 f4
  28. 28.Rxe3 fxe3
  29. 29.Re1 Re8
  30. 30.f4 g5
  31. 31.hxg6 h5
  32. 32.Bf5 Bh6
  33. 33.Be6+ Kg7
  34. 34.Rxe3 Bxf4
  35. 35.Rb3 Rb8
  36. 36.Rc3 a5
  37. 37.Rc8 Rxc8
  38. 38.Bxc8 h4
  39. 39.Bf5 Kf6
  40. 40.c3 Bh6

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