Board 1, Spassky vs Larsen


Position after:

(940) Spassky,B - Larsen,B [E30]
Belgrade URS-World Belgrade (1), 1970

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Bg5 c5 5.d5 Bxc3+ [5...h6 6.Bh4 0-0 Mititelu-Larsen, Reykjavik] 6.bxc3 e5 7.Nf3 [7.d6!? Spassky] 7...d6 [7...Qa5 Larsen; 7...h6 8.Bh4 e4 9.Nd2 e3 Larsen] 8.Nd2! Spassky 8...h6 9.Bh4 Nbd7 10.e3 Nf8 11.Bd3 Ng6 12.Bg3 0-0 [12...Ne7 Larsen] 13.0-0 Ne7 14.f4! Spassky 14...exf4 15.Rxf4 [15.exf4 Bf5² Larsen (15...Nf5 16.Bxf5 Bxf5 17.Bh4±) ] 15...Ng6 16.Rxf6!? Larsen/Spassky [16.Bxg6 fxg6= Larsen] 16...Qxf6 17.Ne4 Qd8! Spassky 18.Nxd6 [18.Bxd6 f5 Larsen/Spassky] 18...Qg5! Larsen/Spassky [18...f5 19.Qh5! Qg5 20.Qxg5 hxg5 21.Rf1 Ne7 22.Nxc8 Raxc8 23.Bd6 Larsen] 19.Qd2 b6 20.Ne4 [20.Bxg6 Qxg6 21.e4 Spassky; 20.Rf1 Ne5 Larsen] 20...Qd8 21.Rf1 [21.Bd6? f5 Larsen] 21...f5 22.Nd6 f4 23.exf4 [23.Nxc8? fxg3 Larsen; 23.Bxg6? Qxd6 Larsen] 23...Qxd6 24.f5 Qd8 [24...Ne5 25.Qe3 (25.Qe2 Re8 26.Re1 Larsen) 25...Re8 26.f6‚ Spassky] 25.fxg6 Rxf1+ 26.Kxf1 Qf6+ 27.Qf4 Bd7 28.Ke2! Spassky 28...Rf8 [28...Re8+ 29.Kd2 Larsen] 29.Qxf6 gxf6 30.Kf3 Re8 [30...h5 Larsen] 31.Bf2 [31.Bf4! Spassky] 31...h5 32.h3 Kg7 33.g4 [33.Kf4 Re7 34.Bf5 Ba4 35.d6 Re2 36.Be3 Re1 Larsen] 33...hxg4+ 34.hxg4 Rh8 35.d6 [35.Bg3 Spassky] 35...Rh1 [35...Bc6+ 36.Ke2 Be8 Spassky] 36.Bf5 Bc6+ 37.Ke2 Rh3 [37...Ra1= Larsen; 37...Rh2= Larsen] 38.d7 [38.Be3 Rh2+ 39.Kd3 Rh3= Larsen] 38...Rh8 39.Bg3 Rd8 40.Bc7 [40.g5 Bxd7 41.gxf6+ Kxf6 42.Bh4+ Kxf5 43.Bxd8 Kxg6 44.Bc7 Be6= Larsen] 40...Rxd7 1/2-1/2












Position after:

(941) Larsen,B - Spassky,B [A01/06]
Belgrade URS-World Belgrade (2), 1970

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4?! [3.e3 d5 4.Bb5 Bd6 5.f4 Cafferty; 3.Nf3 Cafferty] 3...Nf6 4.Nf3? [4.e3 Fischer-Tukmakov 4...d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bb5 Cafferty (6.a3 Bd6 7.Qc2 0-0 8.Nf3 Qe7 9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.Qxc3 f5 11.Bb5!= Spassky-Larsen, Leiden 1970.) ; 4.Nc3 Chernev] 4...e4! [4...d6 Cafferty] 5.Nd4 Bc5! 6.Nxc6 [6.e3 0-0 7.Be2 Re8 8.0-0 d5 Kovacs,M-Florian, HUN, 1971.] 6...dxc6 7.e3 Bf5 8.Qc2 Qe7 9.Be2? [9.d4] 9...0-0-0³ 10.f4? 11 Bxf6 Qxf6 12 Nc3 [10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Nc3; 10.Nc3 0-0-0 Speelmann] 10...Ng4! 11.g3 [11.0-0 A) 11...Rxd2! 12.Nxd2 Nxe3 13.Qc1 Nxf1+ 14.Kxf1 Qh4 15.Qe1 Qxf4+ 16.Nf3 exf3 17.Bxf3 (17.gxf3 Bh3#) 17...Bd3+ Chernev; B) 11...Qh4 12.h3 h5-+; 11.Nc3 Rxd2!µ 12.Qxd2 Bxe3 13.Qc2 Bf2+ Chernev; 11.Bxg7 Rhg8 12.Bb2 Qh4+ 13.g3 Nxe3 14.dxe3 Rxg3! 15.hxg3 Qxg3+! 16.Kf1 Bxe3 17.Bh5 Bh3+ 18.Rxh3 Qg1+ 19.Ke2 Qf2# R.Byrne; 11.Bxg4 Qh4+ 12.g3 Qxg4µ Cafferty] 11...h5! [11...Rxd2!? 12.Nxd2 Nxe3 13.Qc3 Rd8µ Cafferty] 12.h3 [12.Nc3 Rxd2-+ 13.Qxd2 (13.Kxd2 Bxe3+ 14.Kd1 Rd8+ 15.Ke1 Bf2+-+ Cafferty) 13...Bxe3 A) 14.Qc2 Bf2+ 15.Kd2 (15.Kf1 Ne3+-+; 15.Kd1 Ne3+-+) 15...e3+-+; B) 14.Qd1 14...Bf2+ 15.Kf1 h4! hxg3 Cafferty] 12...h4! 13.hxg4 [13.Bxg4 Bxg4 14.hxg4 hxg3 15.Rg1 Rh1! 16.Rxh1 g2 17.Rg1 Qh4+ 18.Ke2 Qxg4+ 19.Ke1 Qg3+ 20.Ke2 (20.Kd1 Qf2 21.Qxe4 Qxg1+-+ Cafferty) 20...Qf3+ 21.Ke1 Be7!-+ 22.d4 exd3 23.Qxg2 d2+ 24.Nxd2 Bh4+ 25.Qg3 Qxe3+ Cafferty] 13...hxg3 14.Rg1 [14.Rxh8 Rxh8 15.gxf5 Rh1+ 16.Bf1 g2-+ Chernev] 14...Rh1!! 15.Rxh1 [15.Kf1 Rxg1+ 16.Kxg1 Qh4-+ Cafferty] 15...g2 16.Rf1 [16.Rg1 Qh4+ 17.Kd1 Qh1 18.Qc3 Qxg1+ 19.Kc2 Qf2-+ 20.gxf5 g1Q (20...Qxe2 21.Na3 Bb4!-+ Qd3+,g1Q+ Cafferty) ] 16...Qh4+ 17.Kd1 gxf1Q+ 29/03/1970 World champions teach chess p.134 / The Golden Dozen p.84 /Best Chess Games 1970-1980 p.1 / Spassky's 100 Best Games p.221 [17...gxf1Q+ 18.Bxf1 Bxg4+ 19.Be2 (19.Kc1 Qe1+ 20.Qd1 Qxd1#) 19...Qh1#] 0-1












Position after:

(942) Spassky,B - Larsen,B [E12]
Belgrade URS-World Belgrade (3), 1970

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 0-0 [6...Ne4 Spassky=S ] 7.Bd3 c5 8.0-0 Nc6? ?! Larsen=L [8...cxd4 9.exd4 d5 ; 8...h6 9.Bh4 Nc6 L] 9.d5 Nb4 [9...exd5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Bxh7+± L] 10.d6 Bxd6 11.Bxh7+ [11.Bxf6 gxf6 (11...Qxf6?? 12.Be4+-) 12.Bxh7+ Kxh7 13.Qxd6± L] 11...Kxh7 12.Qxd6 Bxf3 13.gxf3 Ne8! 14.Qe7! L [14.Qg3 f6÷; 14.Qxf8 Qxg5+ 15.Kh1 Qh5 16.Rg1 Qxf3+ 17.Rg2 g6÷ L; 14.Bxd8 Nxd6 15.Be7 Nxc4 16.Bxf8 Rxf8N ] 14...Qxe7 15.Bxe7 Rg8 [15...Rh8 Kg8 ] 16.Rfd1 Nc6 17.Rxd7 Ne5 18.Rb7 Nxc4 19.Ne4! L 19...Na5 [19...Nxb2 20.Bxc5 (20.Ng5+ Kg6 21.Kh1‚ L) ] 20.Rd7 Nc6 21.f4 Rc8 22.Rc1 [22.Rad1 Rc7 23.Bh4 ] 22...a5 [22...Rc7 23.Rxc7 Nxc7 24.Bxc5 L; 22...Nxe7 23.Rxe7 Rc7 24.Rxc7 Nxc7 25.b4 L] 23.a3 Kg6?! L [23...Nxe7 24.Rxe7 Rc7 L] 24.Kg2 Rh8 [24...Nxe7 L] 25.Kf3 [25.Rg1 Nxe7 26.Kf3+ Kh6 27.Rxe7 Rc7 28.Rxc7 Nxc7 29.Nd6 Rf8 30.Nc4 Rb8 31.Rd1 ] 25...Rxh2 26.Ng5 [26.Bf8 Kh7 27.Rxf7 Kg8 28.Ng5 Nd8! ] 26...e5! 27.Rg1 exf4 28.Bd6! 28...Nxd6 29.Rxd6+ f6 30.Ne6+ Kf5 [30...Kh7 ] 31.Nxf4 32.e4 Ke5 33.Rd5# [31.Nxg7+ Ke5 32.Re6+ (32.Rgd1? Nd4+!) 32...Kd5³ L 33.Rd1+ Kc4 34.Nf5 Kb3 ] 31...Ne5+ 32.Ke2 Re8! ? L [32...g5?? 33.Nd5± L; 32...Nc4!= 33.Rd5+ Ke4 34.Rxg7 Nxe3 (34...Re8) 35.Re7+ L] 33.Rxb6 [33.Ne6! L 33...Rxe6 (33...Nc4 34.Nxg7+ Ke5 35.Nxe8 Nxd6² L) 34.e4+ Kxe4 35.Rxe6 ] 33...Nc4 Re3 34.Rb3 g5 35.Nd5 Re5 36.Rd1 [36.Rc1 Nd6 L] 36...g4 37.Kf1?? L [37.Nb6 A) 37...a4! A1) 38.Nxa4 g3 39.Kf3 (39.Rf1 Nd6 40.Nc3 Kg4) 39...g2 40.Rbd3 Re4; A2) 38.Nxc4 38...axb3 39.Nxe5 fxe5-+ g3, c3 L; B) 37...Nxb6= ] 37...Rh1+ 38.Ke2 Rxd1 0-1



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