Bent Larsen vs Viktor Korchnoi

Lone Pine op · 1981 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Lone Pine op
Site Lone Pine
Date 1981.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B83)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

6k1/5r1p/3QK1p1/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 7 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Be2 Be7
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.f4 Qc7
  10. 10.Ndb5 Qb8
  11. 11.a4 Rd8
  12. 12.Bf3 Bd7
  13. 13.Qd2 Be8
  14. 14.Rad1 a6
  15. 15.Nd4 Qc7
  16. 16.Nb3 Rab8
  17. 17.a5 Nxa5
  18. 18.Nxa5 Qxa5
  19. 19.Nd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.Qxa5 Nxe3
  21. 21.Qa3 Nxf1
  22. 22.Kxf1 Bb5+
  23. 23.Be2 Bxe2+
  24. 24.Kxe2 Rbc8
  25. 25.c3 Rd7
  26. 26.Qa4 Rc6
  27. 27.Kf3 g6
  28. 28.g3 Rdc7
  29. 29.Rd4 Bf6
  30. 30.Rd2 Bg7
  31. 31.g4 Bf6
  32. 32.Qd1 Be7
  33. 33.h4 b5
  34. 34.h5 Rc8
  35. 35.h6 Bf8
  36. 36.Qh1 b4
  37. 37.cxb4 Rb6
  38. 38.f5 Rxb4
  39. 39.fxe6 fxe6
  40. 40.Qh4 Rcb8
  41. 41.Qf6 Bxh6
  42. 42.Qxe6+ Kh8
  43. 43.g5 Bxg5
  44. 44.Rxd6 R4b5
  45. 45.b4 Rf8+
  46. 46.Ke2 Rxb4
  47. 47.Qe5+ Bf6
  48. 48.Rxf6 Rxe4+
  49. 49.Qxe4 Rxf6
  50. 50.Qd4 Kg7
  51. 51.Ke3 Kf7
  52. 52.Ke4 Kg7
  53. 53.Ke5 Rf5+
  54. 54.Ke6+ Kg8
  55. 55.Qd8+ Rf8
  56. 56.Qb6 Rf5
  57. 57.Qxa6 Rf8
  58. 58.Qc4 Rf7
  59. 59.Qd4 Rf8
  60. 60.Qd6 Rf7

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