Bent Larsen vs Anatoly Karpov

Montreal · 1979 · Caro-Kann, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Montreal
Site Montreal
Round 3
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Exchange (B14)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/6p1/5b1p/1N3b2/8/6PP/3R2K1 b - - 10 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.c4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 cxd5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nf6
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nbd7
  6. 6.Nc3 g6
  7. 7.d4 Bg7
  8. 8.Qb3 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 Nb6
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.Nf3 Bg7
  12. 12.Be2 e6
  13. 13.dxe6 Bxe6
  14. 14.Qb5 a6
  15. 15.Qb4 Nd5
  16. 16.Qxb7 Rb8
  17. 17.Qxa6 Rxb2
  18. 18.Nxd5 Qxd5
  19. 19.O-O Ra8
  20. 20.Qd3 Raxa2
  21. 21.Rxa2 Qxa2
  22. 22.Re1 Bf8
  23. 23.Bf1 Bb4
  24. 24.Rc1 Rxf2
  25. 25.d5 Rxf1+
  26. 26.Qxf1 Qxd5
  27. 27.Kh1 Be7
  28. 28.Rd1 Qb7
  29. 29.Rb1 Qa7
  30. 30.Ra1 Qc5
  31. 31.Nd2 Kg7
  32. 32.Re1 Qd4
  33. 33.Qe2 Bf6
  34. 34.Ne4 Bh4
  35. 35.Rd1 Qe5
  36. 36.Qf3 h5
  37. 37.Qc3 Qxc3
  38. 38.Nxc3 Bf6
  39. 39.Ne4 Be5
  40. 40.Kg1 Bf5
  41. 41.Nc5 Bc7
  42. 42.Na6 Bf4
  43. 43.Nb4

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