Bent Larsen vs Lars Karlsson

Esbjerg · 1988 · Dutch Defense · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lars Karlsson
Result 1-0
Event Esbjerg
Site Esbjerg
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A85)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4rkq1/1pR5/3p3Q/pP5n/2N1p3/P6P/5rP1/6K1 b - - 4 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 f5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bb4
  5. 5.Ne2 O-O
  6. 6.a3 Be7
  7. 7.Nf4 d6
  8. 8.Be2 c6
  9. 9.O-O Qc7
  10. 10.b4 e5
  11. 11.Nh5 Nxh5
  12. 12.Bxh5 Nd7
  13. 13.Bb2 Nf6
  14. 14.Be2 Be6
  15. 15.Rc1 Bf7
  16. 16.Qd2 a6
  17. 17.f4 e4
  18. 18.d5 cxd5
  19. 19.cxd5 Qb6
  20. 20.h3 a5
  21. 21.b5 Nd7
  22. 22.Na4 Qd8
  23. 23.Rfd1 Bf6
  24. 24.Bxf6 Nxf6
  25. 25.Qd4 Bh5
  26. 26.Bxh5 Nxh5
  27. 27.Nb6 Rb8
  28. 28.Rd2 g5
  29. 29.fxg5 Qxg5
  30. 30.Rf2 Rbe8
  31. 31.Rc7 f4
  32. 32.Nc4 fxe3
  33. 33.Qxe3 Qxd5
  34. 34.Qh6 Rxf2
  35. 35.Qxh7+ Kf8
  36. 36.Qh8+ Qg8
  37. 37.Qh6+

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