Bent Larsen vs Peter Svidler

Bad Homburg · 1998 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bad Homburg
Site Bad Homburg
Round 6
Date 1998.07.23
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/p7/4k2p/1PP1b1pP/3pK3/3B1P2/8 w - - 8 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.O-O Bg7
  5. 5.Na3 Nf6
  6. 6.Re1 O-O
  7. 7.Bxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.e5 Nd5
  9. 9.d3 d6
  10. 10.Nc4 h6
  11. 11.Bd2 Bf5
  12. 12.h3 Qd7
  13. 13.Qe2 Rae8
  14. 14.a3 Nb6
  15. 15.Bf4 g5
  16. 16.Bg3 Bg6
  17. 17.h4 Nxc4
  18. 18.dxc4 g4
  19. 19.Nh2 h5
  20. 20.Qd2 Qf5
  21. 21.exd6 exd6
  22. 22.c3 Rxe1+
  23. 23.Rxe1 Rd8
  24. 24.Nf1 d5
  25. 25.Ne3 Qd7
  26. 26.cxd5 cxd5
  27. 27.Bf4 Re8
  28. 28.c4 d4
  29. 29.Nd5 Rxe1+
  30. 30.Qxe1 Kh7
  31. 31.Bg5 Qf5
  32. 32.b4 cxb4
  33. 33.axb4 d3
  34. 34.Bd2 Bd4
  35. 35.Bc3 Qe4
  36. 36.Qxe4 Bxe4
  37. 37.Bxd4 Bxd5
  38. 38.Kf1 Bxg2+
  39. 39.Ke1 a6
  40. 40.Kd2 Be4
  41. 41.Ke3 Kg6
  42. 42.Bc3 Kf5
  43. 43.Bd2 Ke5

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