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Derek Geoffrey Horseman vs Bent Larsen
Hastings (1956/57), Hastings ENG, rd 6, Jan-02
Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack (A68)  ·  0-1

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Dec-17-14
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  Troller: Black thought a little while for his 9th move, and White got up to take a stroll. According to Larsen, when Horseman returned to make his 10th move he accidentally grabbed his King instead of Queen: 10.Ke1-b3!! Realizing his mistake he apologized and thought for a long time before moving the King to f1 instead.

Later Pirc would give 10.Kf1 as a theoretical line in ECO based on this game!

Aug-16-18
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  AylerKupp: <Troller> I could have been worse. I heard of a game in which a player, in a winning position, got up to take a walk while his opponent deliberated. When he got back to the table not only had his opponent made his move but had removed one of the player's pieces so that the player no longer had a winning position. I don't remember if the player noticed immediately and what the result of the game was.
Aug-16-18  wtpy: Could Larsen have allowed him to move another piece rather than his king?
Aug-17-18
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  Troller: <wtpy: Could Larsen have allowed him to move another piece rather than his king?>

Short answer: no. Even if he wanted to, it would be against the rules.

Probably White in this game would not do so anyway - whereas Kasparov or Azmaiparashvili may have adopted another approach.

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