Bent Larsen vs Viktor Korchnoi

Buenos Aires Najdorf · 1993 · Dutch Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Buenos Aires Najdorf
Site Buenos Aires
Round 11
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A87)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p5R1/1p1p1k1r/1P3P2/P3P2q/2Q5/8/6K1 b - - 8 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 f5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.g3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 d6
  7. 7.O-O Qe8
  8. 8.d5 c6
  9. 9.Rb1 Na6
  10. 10.b4 cxd5
  11. 11.Nxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Qxd5+ Kh8
  13. 13.Bb2 Nc7
  14. 14.Bxg7+ Kxg7
  15. 15.Qd2 Rf6
  16. 16.c5 Bd7
  17. 17.cxd6 exd6
  18. 18.Rfc1 Qd8
  19. 19.Nd4 Rb8
  20. 20.b5 Ne6
  21. 21.Nxe6+ Bxe6
  22. 22.a4 Bf7
  23. 23.Qd4 b6
  24. 24.Rc3 Rc8
  25. 25.Rbc1 Rxc3
  26. 26.Rxc3 h6
  27. 27.e3 g5
  28. 28.h3 Kg6
  29. 29.g4 fxg4
  30. 30.hxg4 Kg7
  31. 31.f4 Qe7
  32. 32.f5 h5
  33. 33.gxh5 Bxh5
  34. 34.Bd5 Bf7
  35. 35.e4 Bxd5
  36. 36.Qxd5 Qf7
  37. 37.Qd2 Qh5
  38. 38.Rg3 Kf8
  39. 39.Rxg5 Qh4
  40. 40.Qc1 Rh6
  41. 41.Qc8+ Ke7
  42. 42.Rg7+ Kf6
  43. 43.Qc3#

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