Bent Larsen vs Anatoly Karpov

Las Palmas · 1977 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 9
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B49)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

5n2/4bk2/p3p2p/B1p1Pp1P/2P2P2/8/Pq1NK3/5Q2 w - - 47 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 Qc7
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Be3 Bb4
  9. 9.Na4 Be7
  10. 10.c4 O-O
  11. 11.Nxc6 dxc6
  12. 12.Qc2 c5
  13. 13.f4 b6
  14. 14.Rad1 Bb7
  15. 15.e5 Nd7
  16. 16.Nc3 Rfd8
  17. 17.Ne4 Nf8
  18. 18.Bf3 Rxd1
  19. 19.Rxd1 Rd8
  20. 20.Rxd8 Bxd8
  21. 21.Qd1 Be7
  22. 22.Kf2 Nd7
  23. 23.g3 b5
  24. 24.Nd2 Nb6
  25. 25.b3 bxc4
  26. 26.bxc4 g6
  27. 27.Bxb7 Qxb7
  28. 28.Qf3 Qd7
  29. 29.Qe4 Kg7
  30. 30.g4 h6
  31. 31.Ke1 Na4
  32. 32.Qc2 f5
  33. 33.gxf5 gxf5
  34. 34.Nf3 Qc6
  35. 35.Kf2 Nb6
  36. 36.Qb3 Nd7
  37. 37.h4 Kf7
  38. 38.h5 Bd8
  39. 39.Qd1 Be7
  40. 40.Bd2 Nf8
  41. 41.Qb1 Nd7
  42. 42.Qd3 Qa4
  43. 43.Qb3 Qc6
  44. 44.Ba5 Ke8
  45. 45.Qc2 Kf7
  46. 46.Qd1 Qb7
  47. 47.Kg3 Ke8
  48. 48.Qa4 Kf7
  49. 49.Qc2 Qc6
  50. 50.Qd1 Ke8
  51. 51.Nd2 Kf7
  52. 52.Kf2 Nf8
  53. 53.Ke3 Qd7
  54. 54.Bc3 Qc6
  55. 55.Ba5 Qd7
  56. 56.Ke2 Qd4
  57. 57.Qf1 Qb2
  58. 58.Qb1 Qd4
  59. 59.Qf1 Qb2
  60. 60.Bc7 Qb7
  61. 61.Ba5 Qb2

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