Bent Larsen vs Paul Keres

Zuerich · 1961 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Paul Keres
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Zuerich
Site Zuerich
Round 1
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B21)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/R7/6pk/7p/6rP/R5PK/8/1r6 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.f4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.e4 Bg7
  4. 4.Be2 Nc6
  5. 5.O-O e6
  6. 6.d3 Nge7
  7. 7.c3 O-O
  8. 8.Be3 b6
  9. 9.Nbd2 f5
  10. 10.Qe1 Ba6
  11. 11.Qf2 e5
  12. 12.exf5 Nxf5
  13. 13.fxe5 Nxe5
  14. 14.Nxe5 Bxe5
  15. 15.Nf3 Nxe3
  16. 16.Qxe3 Bf4
  17. 17.Qe4 d5
  18. 18.Qa4 Bb7
  19. 19.d4 Qd6
  20. 20.Ba6 Bc6
  21. 21.Bb5 Bxb5
  22. 22.Qxb5 Rae8
  23. 23.Rae1 Re4
  24. 24.dxc5 Qxc5+
  25. 25.Qxc5 bxc5
  26. 26.Rd1 Re2
  27. 27.Rxd5 Rxb2
  28. 28.Re1 Rxa2
  29. 29.Rxc5 Rf7
  30. 30.Rd5 Rc2
  31. 31.Rd3 Bc7
  32. 32.h4 h6
  33. 33.Nd4 Rb2
  34. 34.Ne6 Re7
  35. 35.c4 Rc2
  36. 36.Re4 Bb6+
  37. 37.Kh2 Rf7
  38. 38.c5 Bxc5
  39. 39.Nxc5 Rxc5
  40. 40.Rd6 Kh7
  41. 41.Ree6 Rg7
  42. 42.Ra6 Rc4
  43. 43.Kh3 h5
  44. 44.g3 Rb4
  45. 45.Rec6 Kh6
  46. 46.Rc8 Rd7
  47. 47.Rcc6 Rg4
  48. 48.Rc3 Rb7
  49. 49.Rca3 Rb1
  50. 50.Rxa7

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