Nikolaj Borge vs Bent Larsen

DEN-ch · 1999 · Alekhine's Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Nikolaj Borge
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event DEN-ch
Site Aarhus
Round 2
Date 1999.03.28
Opening Alekhine's Defense (B04)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/4R3/5k2/8/4pr1p/7P/6K1/8 w - - 10 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 Nf6
  2. 2.e5 Nd5
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 dxe5
  5. 5.Nxe5 g6
  6. 6.Nd2 Bg7
  7. 7.Ndf3 O-O
  8. 8.Bc4 c6
  9. 9.O-O Nd7
  10. 10.Re1 Nxe5
  11. 11.Nxe5 a5
  12. 12.a4 Be6
  13. 13.Qf3 Qd6
  14. 14.c3 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 Qxc5
  16. 16.Bb5 Rad8
  17. 17.Nd3 Qc8
  18. 18.Nf4 Nxf4
  19. 19.Bxf4 Rd5
  20. 20.Qe3 Bd7
  21. 21.Qb6 Bxb5
  22. 22.axb5 Qf5
  23. 23.Qxb7 Rxb5
  24. 24.Qf3 Rxb2
  25. 25.Be5 Qxf3
  26. 26.gxf3 Bxe5
  27. 27.Rxe5 Rd8
  28. 28.Rexa5 Rd3
  29. 29.Kg2 Rxc3
  30. 30.R5a3 Rcc2
  31. 31.Rf1 Kg7
  32. 32.Rd3 e6
  33. 33.Re3 Rb5
  34. 34.Rd3 Rc4
  35. 35.h3 Rg5+
  36. 36.Kh2 Rh4
  37. 37.Rh1 e5
  38. 38.Ra3 Rf4
  39. 39.Re1 Rgf5
  40. 40.Kg3 h5
  41. 41.Re4 h4+
  42. 42.Kg2 Rxe4
  43. 43.fxe4 Rf4
  44. 44.Ra4 Kh6
  45. 45.Ra7 Kg5
  46. 46.f3 f5
  47. 47.Ra5 Kf6
  48. 48.Ra6+ Kg7
  49. 49.Ra7+ Kh6
  50. 50.exf5 gxf5
  51. 51.Ra5 e4
  52. 52.fxe4 fxe4
  53. 53.Re5 Kg6
  54. 54.Re6+ Kf7
  55. 55.Re5 Kf6
  56. 56.Re8 Kf5
  57. 57.Re7 Kf6

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