Bent Larsen vs Miguel Najdorf

Clarin · 1979 · Vienna Game · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Miguel Najdorf
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Clarin
Site Buenos Aires
Round 5
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Vienna Game (C28)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/8/1k6/6R1/6b1/2Pr4/5K2/8 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 Be7
  5. 5.f4 d6
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Na5
  8. 8.f5 c6
  9. 9.Bb3 b5
  10. 10.h3 h6
  11. 11.Qe1 Nh7
  12. 12.Be3 Kh8
  13. 13.Ne2 a6
  14. 14.g4 Nxb3
  15. 15.axb3 Ng5
  16. 16.Nxg5 Bxg5
  17. 17.Qc1 d5
  18. 18.Ng3 f6
  19. 19.Bxg5 fxg5
  20. 20.Qe1 Qd6
  21. 21.b4 c5
  22. 22.bxc5 Qxc5+
  23. 23.Qf2 Qd6
  24. 24.exd5 Qxd5
  25. 25.Ne4 Bb7
  26. 26.Kh2 b4
  27. 27.Qb6 a5
  28. 28.f6 Qc6
  29. 29.fxg7+ Kxg7
  30. 30.Qc5 Qxc5
  31. 31.Nxc5 Rxf1
  32. 32.Rxf1 Bd5
  33. 33.Ra1 Ra7
  34. 34.Kg1 Kf7
  35. 35.Na4 Bc6
  36. 36.Nb6 a4
  37. 37.Nc4 Ke6
  38. 38.Kf2 Rf7+
  39. 39.Ke2 Bf3+
  40. 40.Ke3 Bc6
  41. 41.Nd2 Rc7
  42. 42.c3 bxc3
  43. 43.bxc3 Rb7
  44. 44.Nc4 Rf7
  45. 45.Na5 Rf3+
  46. 46.Ke2 Ba8
  47. 47.Rxa4 Rxh3
  48. 48.Nb3 Bf3+
  49. 49.Kf2 Bd1
  50. 50.Nc5+ Kd5
  51. 51.Ra5 Kc6
  52. 52.Ne4 Bxg4
  53. 53.Rc5+ Kb6
  54. 54.Rxe5 Rxd3
  55. 55.Nxg5 hxg5
  56. 56.Rxg5

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