Bent Larsen vs Anatoly Karpov

Roquebrune rapid · 1992 · Bird's Opening · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 0-1
Event Roquebrune rapid
Site Roquebrune
Round 16
Date 1992.00.00
Opening Bird's Opening (A03)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/4P1p1/1p2R2p/1P5P/2P3PK/5kq1 w - - 1 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 d5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nf6
  3. 3.e3 e6
  4. 4.f4 b6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bb7
  6. 6.Be2 c5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Ne5 Be7
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.Nd2 Nd7
  11. 11.Ndf3 Ndxe5
  12. 12.Nxe5 Nxe5
  13. 13.fxe5 Bg5
  14. 14.Rf3 d4
  15. 15.exd4 Bxf3
  16. 16.Bxf3 Be3+
  17. 17.Kh1 Bxd4
  18. 18.Bxd4 Qxd4
  19. 19.Bxa8 Rxa8
  20. 20.a4 Rd8
  21. 21.a5 b5
  22. 22.a6 Qxe5
  23. 23.Ra5 b4
  24. 24.Qg1 Rd5
  25. 25.Rb5 h5
  26. 26.Rb7 Qe2
  27. 27.h3 Rf5
  28. 28.Kh2 h4
  29. 29.Rxa7 Rf1
  30. 30.Qxf1 Qxf1
  31. 31.Rb7 Qa1
  32. 32.a7 Kh7
  33. 33.Rxf7 Kg6
  34. 34.Rc7 Qa2
  35. 35.Kh1 Kf6
  36. 36.Kh2 g5
  37. 37.Kh1 Ke5
  38. 38.Rxc5+ Kf4
  39. 39.Kh2 Qxa7
  40. 40.Rc4+ Kf5
  41. 41.Kh1 Qe3
  42. 42.Kh2 Qc1
  43. 43.Rc8 Kf4
  44. 44.Rc6 e5
  45. 45.Rc5 Qa1
  46. 46.Rc8 Ke3
  47. 47.Rc7 Qd4
  48. 48.Rc4 Qd6
  49. 49.Kg1 Ke2
  50. 50.Re4+ Kd2
  51. 51.Rc4 Qb6+
  52. 52.Kf1 Qf6+
  53. 53.Kg1 Qf8
  54. 54.Kh2 Ke1
  55. 55.Re4+ Kf1
  56. 56.d4 Qf2
  57. 57.dxe5 Qg1#

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