Bent Larsen vs Garry Kasparov

Niksic · 1983 · Tarrasch Defense · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 0-1
Event Niksic
Site Niksic
Round 7
Date 1983.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5R2/4P3/6p1/8/8/2r3k1/7n/6K1 w - - 4 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 c5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.g3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bg2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.b3 Ne4
  10. 10.Bb2 Bf6
  11. 11.Na4 Re8
  12. 12.Rc1 b6
  13. 13.dxc5 Bxb2
  14. 14.Nxb2 bxc5
  15. 15.Na4 Ba6
  16. 16.Re1 c4
  17. 17.Nh4 Qa5
  18. 18.Nf5 g6
  19. 19.Nd4 Rac8
  20. 20.h4 Ne5
  21. 21.Bh3 Rc7
  22. 22.Nc2 cxb3
  23. 23.axb3 Bc8
  24. 24.Bg2 Ng4
  25. 25.Rf1 Bd7
  26. 26.Ra1 Bxa4
  27. 27.Rxa4 Qc3
  28. 28.Bxe4 dxe4
  29. 29.e3 Qxb3
  30. 30.Rxe4 Rxe4
  31. 31.Qd8+ Kg7
  32. 32.Qxc7 Rc4
  33. 33.Nd4 Rxc7
  34. 34.Nxb3 Rc2
  35. 35.Nd4 Ra2
  36. 36.e4 Rd2
  37. 37.Nc6 a6
  38. 38.e5 Re2
  39. 39.Ra1 Rxf2
  40. 40.Rxa6 Rc2
  41. 41.h5 Kh6
  42. 42.hxg6 hxg6
  43. 43.Ra4 Kg5
  44. 44.Nd4 Rc3
  45. 45.e6 Rxg3+
  46. 46.Kh1 f5
  47. 47.e7 Re3
  48. 48.Nc6 f4
  49. 49.Ra5+ Kh4
  50. 50.Ra8 Nf6
  51. 51.Kg2 f3+
  52. 52.Kf1 Kg3
  53. 53.Nd4 Ng4
  54. 54.Nxf3 Rxf3+
  55. 55.Kg1 Nh2
  56. 56.Rf8 Rc3

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