Larry Evans
Notable Games

Larry Evans

15 celebrated games · 312 in the full archive
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Notable Games

  • 1946.07.08 Evans, Larry Melvyn vsSandrin, Albert 1-0 Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Anderssen Attack 34 moves US Open-47 Preliminaries U.S. Open, Pittsburgh 1946, at fourteen. A Scotch Gambit: 7.Bxd5 Qxd5 8.Nc3 gives back the bishop for time, 17.Nf7 forks the rooks, 19.Nxh8 collects one, and 34.Qxe4 ends it.
  • 1950.08.30 Evans, Larry Melvyn vsOpsahl, Haakon 1-0 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Knight Defense 81 moves Olympiad-09 Dubrovnik Olympiad 1950, sixth board, where the eighteen-year-old scored eight wins and two draws for the individual gold medal. A rook ending ground out over 81 moves; 49.Nxg6 Kxg6 50.Rxe7 is the point where it tips.
  • 1951.06.09 Euwe, Max vsEvans, Larry Melvyn 0-1 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line 39 moves Wertheim Memorial Wertheim Memorial, New York 1951, with Black against Max Euwe, the former World Champion. Evans breaks up the queenside with 25...b5, 27...b4 and 28...b3, promotes with 35...a1=Q, and Euwe resigns at move 39.
  • 1952 Evans, Larry Melvyn vsSteiner, Herman 1-0 Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation 44 moves USA-ch playoff The first game of the 1952 match with Herman Steiner for the U.S. Championship, which Evans won for his second title. 22.Qxa7 and 24.Rxc6 Rxc6 25.Qxd7 win material in a Noteboom Semi-Slav, and the bishops finish the ending.
  • 1952 Rossolimo, Nicolas vsEvans, Larry Melvyn 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack 26 moves Havana Havana 1952 with Black against Nicolas Rossolimo. A Dragon in which the queens are traded by capture: 24.Rxd6 Bb5 25.Nc7 Bxc4 26.Nxe8 Nxe8 leaves Black a piece ahead after 26 moves.
  • 1954.06.23 Taimanov, Mark E vsEvans, Larry Melvyn 0-1 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System 36 moves Match/Nation USA-URS 12,0-20,0 The USA–USSR team match, New York 1954, which the Soviet team won 20–12. Evans beat Mark Taimanov twice; in this one, a King's Indian, the black pawns reach g3 and 31...Nxf1 32.Nf5 Rg6+ 33.Kxf1 Qh1+ ends it at move 36.
  • 1957 Evans, Larry Melvyn vsNajdorf, Miguel 1-0 Zukertort Opening 34 moves Dallas Dallas 1957 against Miguel Najdorf, the Argentine grandmaster. 20...Bxd4 21.Nxd4 Nxd4 22.Qxd6 trades into an ending with the bishop pair, and the bishops take over in 34 moves.
  • 1958 Evans, Larry Melvyn vsBisguier, Arthur Bernard 1-0 Petrov's Defense 27 moves USA-ch U.S. Championship 1958 against Arthur Bisguier, a study player here. A Petrov in which Black grabs the c3 pawn and the bishop on b2: 13.Rae1+ Kf8, and 25.Qxa7 and 27.Bc6 finish it in 27 moves.
  • 1960.06.23 Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vsEvans, Larry Melvyn 0-1 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation 38 moves Buenos Aires International Buenos Aires 1960, round one, with Black against Samuel Reshevsky, then the strongest player in the United States. 29...e4, 30...Qb2 and 31...f3+ force the queens off, and the knight wins the ending in 38 moves.
  • 1963.12.18 Evans, Larry Melvyn vsBisguier, Arthur Bernard 1-0 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation 20 moves USA-ch U.S. Championship 1963 against Bisguier again. Twenty moves: 10.exd5+ and 11.d6 break open the centre, the queens come off at move 14, and 19.Ne5 Rhe8 20.Nxf7 wins material.
  • 1964.05.22 Evans, Larry Melvyn vsBerger, Bela 1-0 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation 22 moves Interzonal-06 Amsterdam Interzonal 1964 against Béla Berger. A Caro-Kann decided by a sacrifice on e6: 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Qg6+ Kd8 18.Rhe1 Kc8 19.Rxe6, and 22.Rxf6 ends it in 22 moves.
  • 1964.09.04 Portisch, Lajos vsEvans, Larry Melvyn 0-1 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack 55 moves Capablanca Memorial-03 Capablanca Memorial, Havana 1964, with Black against Lajos Portisch, a study player here and a future Candidate. A Grünfeld ending of two knights against two bishops, won in 55 moves.
  • 1966.12.14 Evans, Larry Melvyn vsReshevsky, Samuel Herman 1-0 Sicilian Defense: French Variation 29 moves USA-ch 1966/67 Rosenwald Trophy U.S. Championship 1966/67 against Reshevsky. A King's Indian Attack in which 11.g4 and 12.g5 push the black knight away, and the attack on the g-file finishes it: 28.Rg2 Rg7 29.Qg5.
  • 1972.12.05 Evans, Larry Melvyn vsKeres, Paul 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System, Rubinstein Variation 35 moves San Antonio San Antonio 1972 against Paul Keres, four times runner-up in the Candidates. 25.Rxb7 wins a pawn and the seventh rank, and the c-pawn decides: 34.c6 and 35.c7.
  • 1975.04.17 Evans, Larry Melvyn vsBenko, Pal C 1-0 Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation 36 moves Lone Pine op Louis D. Statham Masters Lone Pine 1975 against Pal Benko, a study player here. 25.Rxe6+ fxe6 26.Rxe6+ Rxe6 27.Nxf5+ Kc7 28.Nxe6+ gives up both white rooks for rook, bishop, knight and pawn, and the h-pawn runs to h7.
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