Anatoly Karpov vs Bent Larsen

Montreal · 1979 · Scandinavian Defense · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Bent Larsen
Result 0-1
Event Montreal
Site Montreal
Round 12
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Scandinavian Defense (B01)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1R6/p5pk/P1p5/2P3P1/7p/1p2nR2/4qNK1/8 w - - 4 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d5
  2. 2.exd5 Qxd5
  3. 3.Nc3 Qa5
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd2 Bg4
  6. 6.Be2 Bxe2
  7. 7.Ncxe2 Qb6
  8. 8.Nf3 Nbd7
  9. 9.O-O e6
  10. 10.c4 Be7
  11. 11.b4 O-O
  12. 12.a4 c6
  13. 13.Qc2 Qc7
  14. 14.Rfe1 b6
  15. 15.a5 Rfb8
  16. 16.a6 b5
  17. 17.c5 Nd5
  18. 18.Nc1 Re8
  19. 19.Nd3 Rad8
  20. 20.g3 Bf6
  21. 21.Re4 Nf8
  22. 22.h4 Rd7
  23. 23.Kg2 Red8
  24. 24.g4 Re8
  25. 25.g5 Bd8
  26. 26.Nfe5 Rde7
  27. 27.Bf4 Qc8
  28. 28.Bg3 f6
  29. 29.Nf3 Rf7
  30. 30.Qd2 fxg5
  31. 31.Nxg5 Rf5
  32. 32.Ra3 Ng6
  33. 33.Nf3 Ref8
  34. 34.Nfe5 Nxe5
  35. 35.Rxe5 Rf3
  36. 36.Ra1 Bxh4
  37. 37.Qe2 Bxg3
  38. 38.fxg3 Qd7
  39. 39.Qxf3 Rxf3
  40. 40.Kxf3 Nxb4
  41. 41.Rd1 Qxd4
  42. 42.Re4 Qd5
  43. 43.Nf2 Qh5+
  44. 44.Kg2 Nd5
  45. 45.Rxe6 h6
  46. 46.Rd3 Kh7
  47. 47.Rf3 b4
  48. 48.g4 Qg5
  49. 49.Kg3 Qc1
  50. 50.Nh3 Qc4
  51. 51.g5 h5
  52. 52.Re8 h4+
  53. 53.Kg2 b3
  54. 54.Rb8 Qe2+
  55. 55.Nf2 Ne3+

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