Anatoly Karpov vs Bent Larsen

IBM · 1980 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event IBM
Site Amsterdam
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1q4r1/1p3p2/2k1p3/1Q1p3p/1R3p2/5P2/PPK1R1P1/6r1 b - - 1 36

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.h4 h6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nd7
  8. 8.h5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 e6
  11. 11.Bf4 Ngf6
  12. 12.O-O-O Be7
  13. 13.c4 a5
  14. 14.Kb1 a4
  15. 15.Ne5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bxe5 Qa5
  17. 17.Ne4 O-O-O
  18. 18.c5 Nxe4
  19. 19.Qxe4 Bf6
  20. 20.Bxf6 gxf6
  21. 21.Qf4 f5
  22. 22.Rd3 Rd5
  23. 23.Rhd1 Qc7
  24. 24.Qd2 f4
  25. 25.Ra3 Rg8
  26. 26.f3 Rdg5
  27. 27.Rg1 Rxh5
  28. 28.Rxa4 Qb8
  29. 29.Re1 Rh2
  30. 30.Re2 Rh1+
  31. 31.Kc2 h5
  32. 32.Qd3 Kd7
  33. 33.Rb4 Rg1
  34. 34.d5 cxd5
  35. 35.c6+ Kxc6
  36. 36.Qb5+

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