Bent Larsen vs Nikolaj Borge

DEN-ch · 1998 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Nikolaj Borge
Result 1/2-1/2
Event DEN-ch
Site Taastrup
Round 2
Date 1998.04.05
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B73)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1r6/8/P3Nb2/3R1pk1/2P1p1p1/1N3ppP/P5P1/5K2 b - - 7 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nge2 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be2 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qd2 Bd7
  10. 10.Rad1 Rc8
  11. 11.f4 Na5
  12. 12.e5 Ng4
  13. 13.Nf3 dxe5
  14. 14.Bxa7 Bc6
  15. 15.Qxd8 Rcxd8
  16. 16.Bb6 Ra8
  17. 17.Nd2 h5
  18. 18.h3 Nh6
  19. 19.b4 exf4
  20. 20.Ndb1 e5
  21. 21.bxa5 Nf5
  22. 22.Bf3 Ng3
  23. 23.Bxc6 bxc6
  24. 24.Rfe1 f5
  25. 25.Rd6 g5
  26. 26.Rxc6 e4
  27. 27.Nd5 h4
  28. 28.Nd2 Kh7
  29. 29.c4 Rf7
  30. 30.Nb3 f3
  31. 31.Rc7 Rxc7
  32. 32.Nxc7 Rb8
  33. 33.Bf2 Ne2+
  34. 34.Kf1 Be5
  35. 35.Ne6 Kg6
  36. 36.Rd1 Ng3+
  37. 37.Bxg3 hxg3
  38. 38.Rd5 Bf6
  39. 39.a6 g4
  40. 40.Nf4+ Kg5
  41. 41.Ne6+ Kg6
  42. 42.Nf4+ Kg5
  43. 43.Ne6+

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