Anatoly Karpov vs Bent Larsen

Bugojno · 1978 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Bugojno
Site Bugojno
Round 1
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B18)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/6k1/P7/3n3p/1P1N4/1KP5/8/5r2 b - - 2 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nd7
  7. 7.h4 h5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bxd3
  9. 9.Qxd3 e6
  10. 10.Ne4 Qa5+
  11. 11.Bd2 Qf5
  12. 12.O-O-O O-O-O
  13. 13.Be3 Nh6
  14. 14.Neg5 Qxd3
  15. 15.Rxd3 Be7
  16. 16.Re1 Rhf8
  17. 17.Nh3 Ng4
  18. 18.Bg5 Rfe8
  19. 19.Bxe7 Rxe7
  20. 20.Nfg5 Ndf6
  21. 21.Rd2 Red7
  22. 22.Ree2 g6
  23. 23.c3 b6
  24. 24.Nf3 c5
  25. 25.dxc5 bxc5
  26. 26.Nhg5 Kc7
  27. 27.Rxd7+ Rxd7
  28. 28.Nd2 Nd5
  29. 29.g3 Re7
  30. 30.Nge4 Kc6
  31. 31.Nb3 c4
  32. 32.Nd4+ Kb6
  33. 33.Nc2 f5
  34. 34.Nd2 Kc5
  35. 35.Na3 Nb6
  36. 36.f3 Nf6
  37. 37.Re5+ Nfd5
  38. 38.Kc2 Nd7
  39. 39.Re1 N5b6
  40. 40.Ndxc4 e5
  41. 41.Rd1 Nxc4
  42. 42.b4+ Kc6
  43. 43.Nxc4 Rg7
  44. 44.Rd6+ Kc7
  45. 45.Ra6 g5
  46. 46.hxg5 Rxg5
  47. 47.Rxa7+ Kd8
  48. 48.f4 exf4
  49. 49.gxf4 Rg2+
  50. 50.Kb3 Rf2
  51. 51.Ne3 Nf6
  52. 52.Nxf5 Rxf4
  53. 53.Nd4 Rf1
  54. 54.Ra8+ Ke7
  55. 55.a4 Kf7
  56. 56.a5 Kg7
  57. 57.a6 Nd5
  58. 58.Rd8

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