Bent Larsen vs Anatoly Karpov

Leningrad Interzonal · 1973 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Leningrad Interzonal
Site Leningrad
Round 10
Date 1973.00.00
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

r7/3rnpkp/1p1pp1p1/2p5/1PP2N2/3P2P1/4PP1P/1R2R1K1 w - - 1 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.a3 e6
  6. 6.Rb1 a5
  7. 7.Nh3 Nge7
  8. 8.Nf4 O-O
  9. 9.d3 Rb8
  10. 10.Bd2 b6
  11. 11.O-O Bb7
  12. 12.Re1 d6
  13. 13.Nb5 Nd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Bxd4
  15. 15.Bxb7 Rxb7
  16. 16.Qa4 Qd7
  17. 17.Qxd7 Rxd7
  18. 18.Bc3 Bg7
  19. 19.Bxg7 Kxg7
  20. 20.b4 axb4
  21. 21.axb4 Ra8

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