Petrosian – Larsen Petrosian Larsen Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1960.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Copenhagen Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Copenhagen"] [Site "?"] [Date "1960.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosian"] [Black "Larsen"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "67"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 Bg4 {An unusual opening, but playable.} 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.e4 e5 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Be3 Bh5 {Since White will exchange bishops anyway (by Nd2), this amounts to a waste of time. Better was 8...c6.} 9.Nd2 Bxe2 10.Qxe2 exd4 {Black exchanges in the center. Otherwise White would play pawn d5 giving Black a bad bishop.} 11.Bxd4 Re8 12.f4 Bf8 13.Rad1 a6 {White has a big space advantage which means a greater choice of plans.} 14.Qf3 c6 15.g4 {With the Black pieces so cramped they don't have room to defend against the direct kingside attack.} Nc5 16.Bxc5 dxc5 {White has g iven Black doubled c-pawns. While gaining a 4 to 3 majority on the kingside. In effect Black is a pawn down.} 17.e5 Nd7 18.Nde4 Qc7 19.Rd3 {From d3 the White rook keeps an eye on both the d-file and h3 square.} Nb6 20.b3 Rad8 21.Rfd1 Be7 22.g5 {The pawn makes way for the decisive kingside attack.} Nc8 23.Qh5 Rxd3 {23...g6 24.Qh6 Rxd3 25.Rxd3 Rd8 26.Nf6+ Bxf6 27.exf6 Rxd3 28.Qg7++} 24.Rxd3 {White's kingside pawn majority is amplified by the fact that one of the pawns occupies a strong position at e5.} Rd8 {Here White has a crushing sacrifice. Can you find it?} 25.Nf6+ {A sacrifice which opens up the Black king.} gxf6 26.Rh3 Kf8 27.Qxh7 Ke8 28.g6 Bf8 {28...fxg6 29.e6 takes away Black's flight square.} 29.g7 Bxg7 30.Qxg7 {Although, material is equal White still has a winning attack.} Qe7 {30...Kd7 31.Rd3+ Ke8 32.Qh8+ Ke7 33.exf6+ Ke6 34.Qxd8} 31.Ne4 Rd1+ 32.Kf2 f5 33.Nf6+ Kd8 34.Rh8+ {Black resigned as his queen will be trapped next move. 34.Rh8+ Kc7 35.Re8} 1-0 [Event "Copenhagen"] [Site "?"] [Date "1960.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petrosian"] [Black "Larsen"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "67"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 Bg4 {An unusual opening, but playable.} 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.e4 e5 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.Be3 Bh5 {Since White will exchange bishops anyway (by Nd2), this amounts to a waste of time. Better was 8...c6.} 9.Nd2 Bxe2 10.Qxe2 exd4 {Black exchanges in the center. Otherwise White would play pawn d5 giving Black a bad bishop.} 11.Bxd4 Re8 12.f4 Bf8 13.Rad1 a6 {White has a big space advantage which means a greater choice of plans.} 14.Qf3 c6 15.g4 {With the Black pieces so cramped they don't have room to defend against the direct kingside attack.} Nc5 16.Bxc5 dxc5 {White has g iven Black doubled c-pawns. While gaining a 4 to 3 majority on the kingside. In effect Black is a pawn down.} 17.e5 Nd7 18.Nde4 Qc7 19.Rd3 {From d3 the White rook keeps an eye on both the d-file and h3 square.} Nb6 20.b3 Rad8 21.Rfd1 Be7 22.g5 {The pawn makes way for the decisive kingside attack.} Nc8 23.Qh5 Rxd3 {23...g6 24.Qh6 Rxd3 25.Rxd3 Rd8 26.Nf6+ Bxf6 27.exf6 Rxd3 28.Qg7++} 24.Rxd3 {White's kingside pawn majority is amplified by the fact that one of the pawns occupies a strong position at e5.} Rd8 {Here White has a crushing sacrifice. Can you find it?} 25.Nf6+ {A sacrifice which opens up the Black king.} gxf6 26.Rh3 Kf8 27.Qxh7 Ke8 28.g6 Bf8 {28...fxg6 29.e6 takes away Black's flight square.} 29.g7 Bxg7 30.Qxg7 {Although, material is equal White still has a winning attack.} Qe7 {30...Kd7 31.Rd3+ Ke8 32.Qh8+ Ke7 33.exf6+ Ke6 34.Qxd8} 31.Ne4 Rd1+ 32.Kf2 f5 33.Nf6+ Kd8 34.Rh8+ {Black resigned as his queen will be trapped next move. 34.Rh8+ Kc7 35.Re8} 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
