Anatoly Karpov vs Bent Larsen

Linares · 1983 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Linares
Site Linares
Date 1983.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1r2rpR1/2p4p/2P4k/1p6/pP1K4/P5P1/2R5 b - - 2 43

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.Kb1 a5
  14. 14.Ne4 Nxe4
  15. 15.Qxe4 a4
  16. 16.Ne5 a3
  17. 17.b3 Nxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 Qa5
  19. 19.Bd2 Qc7
  20. 20.f4 O-O
  21. 21.f5 exf5
  22. 22.Qxf5 Qc8
  23. 23.Qxc8 Rfxc8
  24. 24.c4 b5
  25. 25.Kc2 Kf8
  26. 26.Rhf1 Ke8
  27. 27.Rf4 Ra7
  28. 28.Be1 Rb7
  29. 29.Rg4 Bf8
  30. 30.Rgd4 b4
  31. 31.Bh4 Be7
  32. 32.c5 Bxh4
  33. 33.Rxh4 Rb5
  34. 34.Rc4 Rc7
  35. 35.Rdd4 Re7
  36. 36.Re4 Kd7
  37. 37.Kd3 Ke6
  38. 38.Red4 Kxe5
  39. 39.Re4+ Kf6
  40. 40.Rf4+ Kg5
  41. 41.Rg4+ Kxh5
  42. 42.Rxg7 Rbb7
  43. 43.Rc1

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