Bent Larsen vs Viktor Korchnoi

Bad Homburg · 1998 · Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bad Homburg
Site Bad Homburg
Round 3
Date 1998.07.19
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/pp2qpp1/2n4p/3R4/3pr2P/P2Q1NP1/1P2PP2/4R1K1 w - - 5 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 e6
  3. 3.c4 c5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.g3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg2 Nf6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.dxc5 Bxc5
  9. 9.Bg5 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 d4
  11. 11.Na4 Be7
  12. 12.Rc1 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.Nd2 Rb8
  15. 15.Nc5 Re8
  16. 16.Re1 Bg5
  17. 17.h4 Be7
  18. 18.a3 Bxc5
  19. 19.Rxc5 Bg4
  20. 20.Bf3 Bxf3
  21. 21.Nxf3 Re4
  22. 22.Qd3 Qe7
  23. 23.Rd5 Re8

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