Bent Larsen vs Viktor Korchnoi

The Game

White	Bent Larsen
Black	Viktor Korchnoi
Result	0-1
Event	Leningrad Interzonal
Site	Leningrad
Round	8
Date	1973.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A20)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4R3/pp4p1/3k4/6b1/3nB3/P5r1/1P1K4/3N4 w - - 13 44

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 e5
2. 2.g3 c6
3. 3.Nf3 e4
4. 4.Nd4 d5
5. 5.cxd5 Qxd5
6. 6.Nb3 Nf6
7. 7.Bg2 Qh5
8. 8.h3 Qg6
9. 9.Nc3 Nbd7
10. 10.Qc2 e3
11. 11.Qxg6 exf2+
12. 12.Kxf2 hxg6
13. 13.d4 Nb6
14. 14.e4 Be6
15. 15.Bf4 Bb4
16. 16.Nc5 O-O-O
17. 17.Nxe6 fxe6
18. 18.a3 Be7
19. 19.Rad1 Rhf8
20. 20.Ke2 Nc4
21. 21.h4 Nh5
22. 22.Bh3 Rxf4
23. 23.Bxe6+ Kc7
24. 24.Bxc4 Nxg3+
25. 25.Ke3 Rdf8
26. 26.Rhg1 Bxh4
27. 27.Kd3 Rf2
28. 28.Rd2 Bg5
29. 29.Rxf2 Rxf2
30. 30.Ne2 Rf3+
31. 31.Kc2 Nxe4
32. 32.Bd3 Re3
33. 33.Nc3 Ng3
34. 34.d5 Bf6
35. 35.Nd1 Rf3
36. 36.dxc6 Kxc6
37. 37.Bxg6 Kd6
38. 38.Re1 Nf5
39. 39.Re8 Nd4+
40. 40.Kd2 Bg5+
41. 41.Ke1 Bh4+
42. 42.Kd2 Rg3
43. 43.Be4 Bg5+

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