Joel Benjamin vs Bent Larsen

Hastings8788 · 1987 · Modern Benoni · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Joel Benjamin
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings8788
Site Hastings
Round 7
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Modern Benoni (A65)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

6k1/2r5/R5p1/8/3B2P1/3n4/6P1/7K b - - 2 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bg7
  5. 5.e4 d6
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.Bg5 e6
  8. 8.Qd2 exd5
  9. 9.cxd5 Re8
  10. 10.f3 a6
  11. 11.a4 Qc7
  12. 12.a5 Nbd7
  13. 13.Nh3 Rb8
  14. 14.O-O b5
  15. 15.axb6 Rxb6
  16. 16.Nf2 h5
  17. 17.Kh1 Nh7
  18. 18.Be3 Ne5
  19. 19.Rac1 Qd8
  20. 20.f4 Ng4
  21. 21.Nxg4 hxg4
  22. 22.e5 Bf5
  23. 23.Bd3 Bxd3
  24. 24.Qxd3 Rxb2
  25. 25.Ne4 dxe5
  26. 26.f5 Qb6
  27. 27.Bxc5 Qb3
  28. 28.fxg6 fxg6
  29. 29.Rc3 Qb5
  30. 30.d6 Nf8
  31. 31.Ba3 Qxd3
  32. 32.Rxd3 Ra2
  33. 33.Rc1 Nd7
  34. 34.h3 Re2
  35. 35.Nc5 e4
  36. 36.Rdd1 Ne5
  37. 37.d7 Rd8
  38. 38.hxg4 e3
  39. 39.Bb4 Ra2
  40. 40.Rd5 e2
  41. 41.Bc3 Nf3
  42. 42.Bxg7 Rc2
  43. 43.Ra1 Rxc5
  44. 44.Rxc5 Rxd7
  45. 45.Rcc1 e1=Q+
  46. 46.Rxe1 Nxe1
  47. 47.Bc3 Nd3
  48. 48.Rxa6 Rc7
  49. 49.Bd4

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