Bent Larsen vs Viktor Korchnoi

Phillips&Drew · 1980 · English Opening · 1-0 in 78 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Phillips&Drew
Site London
Round 8
Date 1980.00.00
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/5K1P/8/4b1p1/4B1P1/5Pk1/p7/r7 b - - 7 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 e6
  6. 6.O-O Nge7
  7. 7.d3 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bxe7 Nxe7
  11. 11.d4 cxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 O-O
  13. 13.e3 Nc6
  14. 14.Nxd5 Nxd4
  15. 15.exd4 Be6
  16. 16.Nf4 Bc4
  17. 17.Re1 Qxd4
  18. 18.Qc2 Rac8
  19. 19.Bxb7 Qxb2
  20. 20.Qxb2 Bxb2
  21. 21.Rab1 Bc3
  22. 22.Rec1 Bd2
  23. 23.Nxg6 fxg6
  24. 24.Rxc4 Rxc4
  25. 25.Bd5+ Kh8
  26. 26.Bxc4 Ba5
  27. 27.Kg2 Bb6
  28. 28.Rb2 g5
  29. 29.Re2 Rf6
  30. 30.f3 Rc6
  31. 31.Bb3 Kg7
  32. 32.Re4 Rd6
  33. 33.h4 Bd8
  34. 34.h5 Kf8
  35. 35.Rc4 Ke7
  36. 36.Kh3 Bb6
  37. 37.Re4+ Kf8
  38. 38.Re5 a5
  39. 39.Rf5+ Ke8
  40. 40.Ba4+ Ke7
  41. 41.Rb5 Bc7
  42. 42.Re5+ Re6
  43. 43.Rc5 Bd8
  44. 44.Bb3 Rd6
  45. 45.Rf5 Ke8
  46. 46.Bc2 Ke7
  47. 47.Re5+ Re6
  48. 48.Rc5 Rd6
  49. 49.Kg4 Kf6
  50. 50.Rf5+ Ke7
  51. 51.Re5+ Re6
  52. 52.Rc5 Rd6
  53. 53.Rc8 Kf6
  54. 54.Be4 Ke5
  55. 55.Rb8 Kd4
  56. 56.Rb7 Ke3
  57. 57.Kf5 Rf6+
  58. 58.Ke5 Ra6
  59. 59.g4 a4
  60. 60.Rd7 Bf6+
  61. 61.Kd5 a3
  62. 62.Rd6 Ra5+
  63. 63.Ke6 Bg7
  64. 64.Kf7 Ra7+
  65. 65.Kg8 Kf4
  66. 66.Rg6 Be5
  67. 67.Rxh6 Rg7+
  68. 68.Kf8 Rd7
  69. 69.Ra6 Rd2
  70. 70.Ra4 Kg3
  71. 71.Kf7 Rxa2
  72. 72.Kg6 Kh4
  73. 73.h6 Ra1
  74. 74.h7 a2
  75. 75.Kf7 Kg3
  76. 76.Kg8 Bf6
  77. 77.Ra8 Be5
  78. 78.Kf7

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