Henrik El Kher vs Bent Larsen

DEN-ch · 1999 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Henrik El Kher
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event DEN-ch
Site Aarhus
Round 7
Date 1999.04.02
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/P7/4k3/R7/1P2pp1P/8/4K3/8 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.f4 e6
  4. 4.Nf3 d5
  5. 5.Bb5 Ne7
  6. 6.Ne5 Bd7
  7. 7.Nxd7 Qxd7
  8. 8.Qf3 a6
  9. 9.Bxc6 Qxc6
  10. 10.exd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.d3 O-O-O
  12. 12.Bd2 Nb4
  13. 13.Qxc6+ Nxc6
  14. 14.O-O-O h5
  15. 15.Ne4 Be7
  16. 16.Rhf1 Nd4
  17. 17.Ba5 Rd7
  18. 18.Bb6 c4
  19. 19.dxc4 Ne2+
  20. 20.Kb1 Rxd1+
  21. 21.Rxd1 Nxf4
  22. 22.Rf1 Nxg2
  23. 23.Rg1 Nf4
  24. 24.Rxg7 Rf8
  25. 25.Kc1 Kd7
  26. 26.Be3 Ng6
  27. 27.Nc5+ Bxc5
  28. 28.Bxc5 Ne7
  29. 29.b4 Ke8
  30. 30.Rh7 Rg8
  31. 31.Rxh5 b5
  32. 32.cxb5 axb5
  33. 33.Bxe7 Kxe7
  34. 34.Rxb5 f5
  35. 35.Kd2 Rg2+
  36. 36.Kd3 Kf6
  37. 37.a4 e5
  38. 38.a5 e4+
  39. 39.Ke3 Rxc2
  40. 40.a6 Rc3+
  41. 41.Ke2 Rc2+
  42. 42.Kd1 Rc8
  43. 43.a7 Ra8
  44. 44.Ra5 Ke6
  45. 45.h4 f4
  46. 46.Ke2

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