Bent Larsen vs Nigel Short

Hastings8788 · 1987 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings8788
Site Hastings
Round 1
Date 1987.00.00
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

8/4kppp/1p1b1n2/p7/P1BP4/5P1P/5P2/2B3K1 w - - 3 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.b3 b6
  4. 4.Bb2 Bb7
  5. 5.e3 Be7
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O d5
  8. 8.Nc3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Rc1 a6
  10. 10.d4 Bd6
  11. 11.a4 c5
  12. 12.cxd5 exd5
  13. 13.Rc2 Qe7
  14. 14.Qa1 Rfc8
  15. 15.Re1 c4
  16. 16.bxc4 dxc4
  17. 17.e4 Nxe4
  18. 18.Nxe4 Qxe4
  19. 19.Rxc4 Qg4
  20. 20.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  21. 21.Qd1 Re8
  22. 22.Bc4 Rxe1+
  23. 23.Qxe1 Nf6
  24. 24.Qe2 Bxf3
  25. 25.Qxf3 Qxf3
  26. 26.gxf3 a5
  27. 27.h3 Kf8
  28. 28.Bc1 Ke7

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