Viswanathan Anand vs Bent Larsen

The Game

White	Viswanathan Anand
Black	Bent Larsen
Result	1-0
Event	Cannes schev
Site	Cannes
Date	1989.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B38)
Moves	37

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4rk2/QP2pp1p/1P1p2p1/2qP4/8/5P2/4R1PP/5K2 b - - 2 37

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Nxd4 g6
5. 5.c4 Bg7
6. 6.Be3 Nf6
7. 7.Nc3 O-O
8. 8.Be2 d6
9. 9.O-O Bd7
10. 10.Qd2 Nxd4
11. 11.Bxd4 Bc6
12. 12.f3 a5
13. 13.b3 Nd7
14. 14.Be3 Nc5
15. 15.Rab1 b6
16. 16.Bd1 Qb8
17. 17.a3 Rc8
18. 18.Nd5 Bxd5
19. 19.exd5 a4
20. 20.b4 Nb3
21. 21.Qe2 b5
22. 22.cxb5 Rc3
23. 23.Bxb3 Rxb3
24. 24.Rxb3 axb3
25. 25.Qd3 b2
26. 26.b6 Qe8
27. 27.Rb1 Qa4
28. 28.b7 Rf8
29. 29.Bd4 Bxd4+
30. 30.Qxd4 Qxa3
31. 31.Rxb2 Qa4
32. 32.Re2 Qd7
33. 33.Qa7 Qc7
34. 34.Kf2 Re8
35. 35.b5 Kf8
36. 36.b6 Qc5+
37. 37.Kf1

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