David Bronstein vs Larry Mark Christiansen

Tallinn · 1979 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Larry Mark Christiansen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tallinn
Site Tallinn
Round 1
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/3R4/4rk2/4p3/3p2P1/5P2/8/6K1 w - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 d6
  3. 3.Bg5 Bg7
  4. 4.c3 h6
  5. 5.Bh4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nd2 g5
  7. 7.Bg3 Nc6
  8. 8.Bb5 a6
  9. 9.Ba4 b5
  10. 10.Bc2 e5
  11. 11.d5 Ne7
  12. 12.f3 c6
  13. 13.dxc6 Nxc6
  14. 14.Ne2 Be6
  15. 15.Bf2 O-O
  16. 16.Ng3 Rc8
  17. 17.O-O Qd7
  18. 18.Nb3 a5
  19. 19.a4 Rb8
  20. 20.Nf5 bxa4
  21. 21.Rxa4 Nb4
  22. 22.cxb4 Qxa4
  23. 23.Nxa5 Qxb4
  24. 24.Nc6 Qxb2
  25. 25.Nxb8 Bxf5
  26. 26.exf5 Qxb8
  27. 27.h4 d5
  28. 28.hxg5 hxg5
  29. 29.Be3 Bh6
  30. 30.Qd2 Rc8
  31. 31.Bb1 Kg7
  32. 32.g4 Rh8
  33. 33.Ba2 Qd6
  34. 34.Rc1 d4
  35. 35.Bxg5 Nd7
  36. 36.Bxh6+ Qxh6
  37. 37.Qxh6+ Rxh6
  38. 38.Rc7 Rd6
  39. 39.Be6 fxe6
  40. 40.fxe6 Rxe6
  41. 41.Rxd7+ Kf6

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