Viktor Korchnoi vs Bent Larsen

Belgrade · 1964 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Belgrade
Site Belgrade
Round 11
Date 1964.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C05)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/6R1/7p/3P1r1P/p1pK4/P1P5/8/8 w - - 1 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.Ndf3 f5
  8. 8.Bd3 Be7
  9. 9.Ne2 O-O
  10. 10.h3 c4
  11. 11.Bc2 b5
  12. 12.Ng5 Nb6
  13. 13.g4 a5
  14. 14.Ng3 Ra7
  15. 15.h4 Qe8
  16. 16.Bd2 b4
  17. 17.Qe2 a4
  18. 18.a3 bxa3
  19. 19.bxa3 Na5
  20. 20.Ra2 Nb3
  21. 21.Nxe6 Bxe6
  22. 22.gxf5 Bc8
  23. 23.Be3 Na8
  24. 24.h5 h6
  25. 25.f6 Bxf6
  26. 26.exf6 Rxf6
  27. 27.Kf2 Re7
  28. 28.f5 Nc7
  29. 29.Qf3 Bb7
  30. 30.Bb1 Nb5
  31. 31.Bf4 Nd6
  32. 32.Bxd6 Rxd6
  33. 33.Re2 Rxe2+
  34. 34.Nxe2 Qe7
  35. 35.Qe3 Qxe3+
  36. 36.Kxe3 Bc6
  37. 37.Nf4 Be8
  38. 38.Bc2 Kf7
  39. 39.Rg1 Kf6
  40. 40.Bd1 Bf7
  41. 41.Ng6 Rd8
  42. 42.Ne5 Be8
  43. 43.Bf3 Bf7
  44. 44.Nxf7 Kxf7
  45. 45.Kf4 Nd2
  46. 46.Bh1 Rd7
  47. 47.Rd1 Ne4
  48. 48.Bxe4 dxe4
  49. 49.d5 Ke7
  50. 50.Kxe4 Kd6
  51. 51.Kd4 Rf7
  52. 52.Rg1 Rxf5
  53. 53.Rg6+ Ke7
  54. 54.Rxg7+ Kf8

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