Bent Larsen vs Anatoly Karpov

The Game

White	Bent Larsen
Black	Anatoly Karpov
Result	1-0
Event	Brussels blitz
Site	Brussels
Date	1987.00.00
Opening	Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4R3/3R1P2/1b3k2/1P4np/8/5pP1/5P1K/8 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nf3 b6
4. 4.g3 Ba6
5. 5.b3 Bb4+
6. 6.Bd2 Be7
7. 7.Bg2 c6
8. 8.O-O d5
9. 9.Bc3 O-O
10. 10.Nbd2 Nbd7
11. 11.Bb2 Rc8
12. 12.Rc1 c5
13. 13.Re1 cxd4
14. 14.Nxd4 Bb7
15. 15.a3 Ba8
16. 16.cxd5 Nxd5
17. 17.e4 N5f6
18. 18.Nc4 a6
19. 19.e5 Nd5
20. 20.Nf5 exf5
21. 21.Bxd5 Bxd5
22. 22.Qxd5 Nc5
23. 23.Nd6 Qd7
24. 24.Nxc8 Qxc8
25. 25.b4 Qe6
26. 26.Qxe6 Nxe6
27. 27.Rc6 Bd8
28. 28.Rd1 f4
29. 29.a4 h5
30. 30.Rd7 Re8
31. 31.Kg2 g5
32. 32.Rc8 Kf8
33. 33.b5 axb5
34. 34.axb5 g4
35. 35.h4 gxh3+
36. 36.Kxh3 f3
37. 37.Bd4 Ng5+
38. 38.Kh2 Ne6
39. 39.Be3 Kg7
40. 40.Bxb6 Bxb6
41. 41.Rxe8 Ng5
42. 42.e6 Kf6
43. 43.exf7

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