Bent Larsen vs Lars Karlsson

Espoo zt · 1989 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Lars Karlsson
Result 1-0
Event Espoo zt
Site Espoo
Date 1989.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C08)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2R5/8/8/6k1/7p/2P1KN1P/r2n2B1/8 b - - 26 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 a6
  4. 4.Ngf3 c5
  5. 5.exd5 exd5
  6. 6.Be2 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.dxc5 Bxc5
  9. 9.Nb3 Bb6
  10. 10.Bg5 O-O
  11. 11.c3 Re8
  12. 12.Qd3 Nc6
  13. 13.Rfe1 Bg4
  14. 14.Bf1 Qd6
  15. 15.Bxf6 Qxf6
  16. 16.Qxd5 Bxf3
  17. 17.Qxf3 Qxf3
  18. 18.gxf3 Ne5
  19. 19.Kg2 Re6
  20. 20.Re4 Rg6+
  21. 21.Kh1 Bxf2
  22. 22.Bxa6 f6
  23. 23.Re2 Bb6
  24. 24.Bxb7 Rxa2
  25. 25.Rae1 Ra4
  26. 26.Be4 Rh6
  27. 27.Nd2 g5
  28. 28.Nf1 Rh4
  29. 29.Ng3 Kf8
  30. 30.Kg2 Bc7
  31. 31.h3 h5
  32. 32.Nf5 Rf4
  33. 33.Nd4 Ra6
  34. 34.Bd5 Ke7
  35. 35.Re4 Rxe4
  36. 36.Bxe4 Ra2
  37. 37.Re2 Ra1
  38. 38.Nf5+ Kf8
  39. 39.Ng3 h4
  40. 40.Nh5 Kf7
  41. 41.f4 gxf4
  42. 42.Nxf4 Bb6
  43. 43.b4 Rg1+
  44. 44.Kh2 Rg3
  45. 45.Nd5 Ba7
  46. 46.Bg2 Rd3
  47. 47.Re1 Rd2
  48. 48.Kh1 Bf2
  49. 49.Rf1 f5
  50. 50.b5 Rb2
  51. 51.b6 Bxb6
  52. 52.Rxf5+ Kg7
  53. 53.Nxb6 Nd3
  54. 54.Nd5 Rd2
  55. 55.Kg1 Nc1
  56. 56.Nf4 Rc2
  57. 57.Rg5+ Kf6
  58. 58.Rc5 Nb3
  59. 59.Rc8 Nd2
  60. 60.Nd5+ Ke5
  61. 61.Nb4 Rc1+
  62. 62.Kf2 Kf5
  63. 63.Nd3 Rc2
  64. 64.Ke3 Kg5
  65. 65.Ne1 Ra2
  66. 66.Nf3+

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