Bent Larsen vs Viswanathan Anand

Cannes schev · 1989 · English Opening · 0-1 in 82 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Cannes schev
Site Cannes
Date 1989.00.00
Opening English Opening (A21)
Moves 82
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r4/8/3p1k2/b1pPpPp1/p1P1P1Pp/1rNR4/1Pn3K1/R2N4 w - - 14 83

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.d4 Nc6
  5. 5.d5 Nce7
  6. 6.e4 Bg7
  7. 7.h4 Nf6
  8. 8.Bg5 O-O
  9. 9.Bh3 Bxh3
  10. 10.Nxh3 h6
  11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.h5 Qd7
  13. 13.Qe2 c5
  14. 14.Ng1 Kg7
  15. 15.Nf3 Ng8
  16. 16.Kf1 Bd8
  17. 17.Kg2 Ba5
  18. 18.Nd1 Nf6
  19. 19.Nh4 Qg4
  20. 20.Qxg4 Nxg4
  21. 21.f3 Nf6
  22. 22.hxg6 fxg6
  23. 23.a4 Nd7
  24. 24.Nf2 Rae8
  25. 25.Nd3 Nb8
  26. 26.Kf2 Bd2
  27. 27.a5 Na6
  28. 28.Ke2 Bg5
  29. 29.Ng2 Rf7
  30. 30.Rhb1 Rc7
  31. 31.Nge1 Nb8
  32. 32.Nc2 Nd7
  33. 33.a6 Bd8
  34. 34.axb7 Rxb7
  35. 35.Na3 a6
  36. 36.Nc2 a5
  37. 37.Na3 Nf6
  38. 38.Nb5 Rd7
  39. 39.Rh1 h5
  40. 40.Nf2 Nh7
  41. 41.Nh3 Rf8
  42. 42.Rhg1 Kh6
  43. 43.Rg2 Nf6
  44. 44.Nf2 Nh7
  45. 45.Nh3 Rg8
  46. 46.Rf1 Bf6
  47. 47.Rh2 Rb8
  48. 48.Ra1 Bd8
  49. 49.Nf2 Kg7
  50. 50.Nd1 Nf6
  51. 51.Ndc3 Bb6
  52. 52.Rg1 Rf8
  53. 53.Nd1 Bd8
  54. 54.Nf2 Nh7
  55. 55.Nh3 Bg5
  56. 56.Ra1 Bd8
  57. 57.Ra3 Kh6
  58. 58.Rb3 Rb7
  59. 59.Nf2 Kg7
  60. 60.Rh1 Ng5
  61. 61.Nh3 Nf7
  62. 62.Ra1 Rh8
  63. 63.Kf2 Kf6
  64. 64.Kg2 Bc7
  65. 65.f4 Bd8
  66. 66.Rf1 Kg7
  67. 67.f5 g5
  68. 68.g4 h4
  69. 69.Rff3 Kf6
  70. 70.Na3 Rb4
  71. 71.Nf2 Bb6
  72. 72.Nd1 Rc8
  73. 73.Rbc3 Nd8
  74. 74.Rc1 Nb7
  75. 75.Rfc3 a4
  76. 76.Nb5 Rd8
  77. 77.Rb1 Na5
  78. 78.Ne3 Nb3
  79. 79.Rd3 Nd4
  80. 80.Nc3 Rb3
  81. 81.Ned1 Ba5
  82. 82.Ra1 Nc2

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