Bent Larsen vs Viktor Korchnoi

Palma de Mallorca · 1969 · English Opening · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Palma de Mallorca
Site Palma de Mallorca
Round 7
Date 1969.00.00
Opening English Opening (A11)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1Pk5/R1P5/3PK3/p7/7r/8 b - - 2 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 d5
  2. 2.Bg2 c6
  3. 3.c4 g6
  4. 4.Qa4 d4
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O e5
  7. 7.d3 Ne7
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.b4 Nd7
  10. 10.Rb1 a5
  11. 11.b5 c5
  12. 12.e3 dxe3
  13. 13.fxe3 Ra7
  14. 14.Qc2 b6
  15. 15.Ne4 Nf6
  16. 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  17. 17.Bb2 Nf5
  18. 18.Rbe1 Re8
  19. 19.e4 Ng7
  20. 20.Nd2 h5
  21. 21.Nb1 h4
  22. 22.Nc3 hxg3
  23. 23.hxg3 Nh5
  24. 24.Nd5 Bg5
  25. 25.Qf2 f6
  26. 26.Bc1 Bxc1
  27. 27.Rxc1 f5
  28. 28.Qe3 Rh7
  29. 29.Rce1 Kh8
  30. 30.exf5 gxf5
  31. 31.g4 Nf6
  32. 32.Nxf6 Qxf6
  33. 33.gxf5 Bxf5
  34. 34.Qf3 Rf7
  35. 35.Qh5+ Kg7
  36. 36.Bd5 Rff8
  37. 37.Rf2 Bg6
  38. 38.Rxf6 Bxh5
  39. 39.Rxb6 Bf3
  40. 40.Rd6 Rf4
  41. 41.Bxf3 Rxf3
  42. 42.Rd5 Kf6
  43. 43.Kg2 Rf5
  44. 44.Re3 Rc8
  45. 45.Rf3 a4
  46. 46.Rxf5+ Kxf5
  47. 47.Kf3 a3
  48. 48.Ke3 Rh8
  49. 49.Rxc5 Rh2
  50. 50.b6 Rxa2
  51. 51.d4 Ke6
  52. 52.Rxe5+ Kd7
  53. 53.Ra5 Kc6
  54. 54.c5 Rh2
  55. 55.Ke4

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