Bent Larsen Got Severely Punished For Starting The Game With 1… a5

May 28, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Daniel Contin (2304) vs Bent Larsen (2461)
Magistral Internacional Ruibal (2008), rd 4, Oct-02
Uncommon King’s Pawn Opening (B00)
1. e4 a5 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5
Nd7 9. Nb5 Qb6 10. Nc4 Qe6+ 11. Be3 Kd8 12. d5 Qe4 13. f3 Qxc2 14. Qxc2 Bxc2
15. Rc1 Bg6 16. Nxc7 Rc8 17. Ne6+ fxe6 18. dxe6 Nc5 19. Rd1+ Ke8 20. Nb6 Rc6
21. Bxc5 Rxc5 22. Na8 Re5+ 23. Kf2 Rxe6 24. Nc7+ Kf7 25. Bc4 Kf6 26. Nxe6 Bf7
27. g5+ Kf5 28. Rd5+ Kg6 29. Nf4#
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