Bent Larsen vs Viktor Korchnoi

Las Palmas · 1981 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 7
Date 1981.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C08)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/6p1/6P1/5P2/2N1K1k1/8/8/b7 w - - 35 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bb5+ Bd7
  6. 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  7. 7.Ne2 Ngf6
  8. 8.O-O Bd6
  9. 9.dxc5 Nxc5
  10. 10.Nf3 O-O
  11. 11.Be3 Re8
  12. 12.c3 Qd7
  13. 13.Bd4 Nfe4
  14. 14.Qc2 Rac8
  15. 15.Rad1 a6
  16. 16.Bxc5 Bxc5
  17. 17.Nf4 d4
  18. 18.Ne2 d3
  19. 19.Rxd3 Qe6
  20. 20.Ng3 Nxg3
  21. 21.hxg3 Qxa2
  22. 22.Rd7 h6
  23. 23.Rxb7 Qd5
  24. 24.Qb3 Qxb3
  25. 25.Rxb3 Re2
  26. 26.Rb7 a5
  27. 27.g4 a4
  28. 28.g5 hxg5
  29. 29.Nxg5 a3
  30. 30.bxa3 Bxa3
  31. 31.Rd1 f6
  32. 32.Kf1 Rb2
  33. 33.Rxb2 Bxb2
  34. 34.Ne4 f5
  35. 35.Ng3 Rxc3
  36. 36.Nxf5 Rc1
  37. 37.Rxc1 Bxc1
  38. 38.Ke2 Kf7
  39. 39.Kf3 Bb2
  40. 40.Kg4 Kf6
  41. 41.Nd6 Ke6
  42. 42.Ne4 Ke5
  43. 43.Nd2 Kf6
  44. 44.Nc4 Bd4
  45. 45.f3 Ba1
  46. 46.Kh5 Kf5
  47. 47.g3 Kf6
  48. 48.g4 Bc3
  49. 49.f4 Bb4
  50. 50.f5 Bc5
  51. 51.Nd2 Bd4
  52. 52.Ne4+ Ke5
  53. 53.Ng5 Kf6
  54. 54.Nh7+ Kf7
  55. 55.g5 Ba1
  56. 56.g6+ Ke7
  57. 57.Kg4 Bb2
  58. 58.Ng5 Kf6
  59. 59.Ne4+ Ke5
  60. 60.Ng3 Bc1
  61. 61.Ne2 Be3
  62. 62.Nc3 Bb6
  63. 63.Nb1 Ba5
  64. 64.Na3 Bc3
  65. 65.Nb5 Bb2
  66. 66.Nc7 Kd6
  67. 67.Ne6 Ke7
  68. 68.Kf4 Kf6
  69. 69.Ke4 Ba1
  70. 70.Nf4 Kg5
  71. 71.Nd3 Kg4
  72. 72.Ne5+ Kg5
  73. 73.Nc4 Kg4

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