Viswanathan Anand vs Bent Larsen

Roquebrune rapid · 1992 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Bent Larsen
Result 0-1
Event Roquebrune rapid
Site Roquebrune
Round 22
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B38)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p2b3/p1b3k1/4P2p/PP6/5p1R/3Br3/4K3 w - - 1 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Bg7
  5. 5.c4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 d6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 Bd7
  10. 10.Nc2 a6
  11. 11.Qd2 Re8
  12. 12.f3 Rc8
  13. 13.Rac1 Qa5
  14. 14.Rfd1 Ne5
  15. 15.Na3 h5
  16. 16.Kf1 Ba4
  17. 17.Re1 Bc6
  18. 18.Nd5 Qxd2
  19. 19.Bxd2 Nfd7
  20. 20.b4 e6
  21. 21.Ne3 Nb6
  22. 22.h3 Bh6
  23. 23.c5 dxc5
  24. 24.Rxc5 Rcd8
  25. 25.Bc1 Nd3
  26. 26.Bxd3 Rxd3
  27. 27.Nec4 Nxc4
  28. 28.Nxc4 Bf8
  29. 29.Ne5 Bxc5
  30. 30.Nxd3 Bf8
  31. 31.a3 Bb5
  32. 32.Ke2 Rc8
  33. 33.Rd1 Rc2+
  34. 34.Ke3 Rxg2
  35. 35.Ne5 f6
  36. 36.Nd7 Re2+
  37. 37.Kf4 Bxd7
  38. 38.Kg3 Bc6
  39. 39.h4 Kf7
  40. 40.Rd8 Be7
  41. 41.Rd4 e5
  42. 42.Rd3 f5
  43. 43.exf5 gxf5
  44. 44.f4 Rg2+
  45. 45.Kh3 Rg4
  46. 46.fxe5 Rxh4+
  47. 47.Kg3 f4+
  48. 48.Kf2 Rg4
  49. 49.Rh3 Kg6
  50. 50.Bd2 Rg2+
  51. 51.Ke1 f3
  52. 52.a4 Re2+

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