Mikhail Tal vs Bent Larsen

Las Palmas · 1977 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 4
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B16)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1p1P1p1p/1Nn5/5pb1/2P5/2B4P/1P3r2/1K4R1 b - - 4 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nxf6+ gxf6
  6. 6.Bc4 Bf5
  7. 7.Bf4 Qb6
  8. 8.Bb3 a5
  9. 9.a4 Nd7
  10. 10.Nf3 Qa6
  11. 11.Nh4 Bg6
  12. 12.Qg4 e6
  13. 13.Bc7 f5
  14. 14.Qf4 Bg7
  15. 15.h3 O-O
  16. 16.O-O-O Rac8
  17. 17.g4 c5
  18. 18.gxf5 c4
  19. 19.Ba2 exf5
  20. 20.c3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Rhe1 Qc6
  22. 22.d5 Qxa4
  23. 23.Qxc4 Qxc4
  24. 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  25. 25.Bxc4 Re4
  26. 26.Nxg6 Rxc4
  27. 27.Ne7+ Kh8
  28. 28.Bxa5 Bh6+
  29. 29.Kb1 Rf4
  30. 30.Nc8 Rxf2
  31. 31.Nb6 Ne5
  32. 32.c4 Be3
  33. 33.d6 Nc6
  34. 34.d7 Bg5
  35. 35.Bc3+ Kg8
  36. 36.Rg1

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