Larsen–Spassky, Belgrade

Bent Larsen vs Boris Spassky · Belgrade, USSR vs Rest of the World, 1970

Spassky crushes Larsen's offbeat opening in 17 moves, offering a rook on h1 to let his passed pawn finish the job.

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Bc5 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Qc2 Qe7 9. Be2 O-O-O 10. f4 Ng4 11. g3 h5 12. h3 h4 13. hxg4 hxg3 14. Rg1 Rh1 15. Rxh1 g2 16. Rf1 Qh4+ 17. Kd1 gxf1=Q+ 0-1

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