Mikhail Tal vs Bent Larsen

Tilburg · 1980 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

6k1/6p1/2pR1p1p/2P4P/1K3PP1/pP6/8/r7 b - - 2 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.h5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 e6
  11. 11.Bf4 Ngf6
  12. 12.O-O-O Be7
  13. 13.Rhe1 a5
  14. 14.c4 b5
  15. 15.c5 Nd5
  16. 16.Be5 O-O
  17. 17.Ne4 N7f6
  18. 18.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  19. 19.Bxf6 Bxf6
  20. 20.g4 Qd5
  21. 21.Kb1 Rfd8
  22. 22.Ne5 a4
  23. 23.f3 b4
  24. 24.f4 a3
  25. 25.b3 Bxe5
  26. 26.Rxe5 Qg2
  27. 27.Qe2 Qxe2
  28. 28.Rxe2 Rd5
  29. 29.Re5 Re8
  30. 30.Kc2 f6
  31. 31.Re4 e5
  32. 32.Kd3 Rxd4+
  33. 33.Rxd4 exd4
  34. 34.Kc4 Re2
  35. 35.Kxb4 Rxa2
  36. 36.Rxd4 Ra1
  37. 37.Rd6

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