Bent Larsen vs Viktor Korchnoi

Hastings8899 · 1988 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings8899
Site Hastings
Date 1988.00.00
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

1R6/5p2/1k5p/6pP/6P1/5P2/p5K1/r7 b - - 11 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.b3 c5
  4. 4.Bb2 Nc6
  5. 5.e3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bb5 Bd6
  8. 8.Bxf6 Qxf6
  9. 9.Nc3 Be6
  10. 10.Rc1 Rc8
  11. 11.e4 d4
  12. 12.e5 Bxe5
  13. 13.Ne4 Qf4
  14. 14.Nxc5 Bd5
  15. 15.Nd3 Qe4+
  16. 16.Qe2 Bf6
  17. 17.Nb4 O-O
  18. 18.Nxd5 Qxd5
  19. 19.O-O Nb4
  20. 20.Rxc8 Rxc8
  21. 21.Re1 g6
  22. 22.Bc4 Qf5
  23. 23.a4 Nc2
  24. 24.Rc1 Nb4
  25. 25.h3 Kg7
  26. 26.Re1 a6
  27. 27.Qe4 Qxe4
  28. 28.Rxe4 Nc2
  29. 29.Kf1 Rd8
  30. 30.g4 h6
  31. 31.h4 g5
  32. 32.h5 d3
  33. 33.Kg2 Na3
  34. 34.Ne1 Bc3
  35. 35.Nxd3 Bxd2
  36. 36.Nc5 Nxc4
  37. 37.bxc4 Bb4
  38. 38.Nb3 Bc3
  39. 39.Re7 b6
  40. 40.c5 Bb4
  41. 41.Rc7 bxc5
  42. 42.Nxc5 Bxc5
  43. 43.Rxc5 Rd4
  44. 44.f3 Rxa4
  45. 45.Rc6 a5
  46. 46.Ra6 Ra1
  47. 47.Kh2 a4
  48. 48.Kg2 a3
  49. 49.Kh2 a2
  50. 50.Kg2 Kf8
  51. 51.Ra7 Ke8
  52. 52.Ra8+ Kd7
  53. 53.Ra6 Kc7
  54. 54.Ra8 Kb6
  55. 55.Rb8+

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