Bent Larsen vs Jan Timman

Las Palmas · 1981 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Las Palmas
Site Las Palmas
Round 3
Date 1981.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B66)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

6R1/8/P6p/4r3/5k2/1PK5/5p2/8 w - - 2 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 a6
  8. 8.O-O-O h6
  9. 9.Be3 Nxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 b5
  11. 11.Bd3 Bb7
  12. 12.f4 Be7
  13. 13.Kb1 O-O
  14. 14.Qe2 b4
  15. 15.Na4 Nd7
  16. 16.e5 dxe5
  17. 17.fxe5 Qc7
  18. 18.Rhf1 Qc6
  19. 19.b3 Qxg2
  20. 20.Rf2 Qg5
  21. 21.Rdf1 Rac8
  22. 22.Rf4 Qg2
  23. 23.Bxa6 Qxe2
  24. 24.Bxe2 g5
  25. 25.R4f2 Be4
  26. 26.Bh5 Bf5
  27. 27.Kb2 f6
  28. 28.Rxf5 exf5
  29. 29.e6 Ne5
  30. 30.Nb6 Rc6
  31. 31.Nd5 Rxe6
  32. 32.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  33. 33.Bc5 Rc7
  34. 34.Bxf8 Kxf8
  35. 35.Rxf5 Ke7
  36. 36.Rf2 Ke6
  37. 37.Rd2 f5
  38. 38.Rd4 Rb7
  39. 39.c3 g4
  40. 40.cxb4 Nf3
  41. 41.Rd8 Nxh2
  42. 42.Rg8 Ke5
  43. 43.a4 f4
  44. 44.Bxg4 Nxg4
  45. 45.Rxg4 f3
  46. 46.Rg1 Rxb4
  47. 47.Kc3 Re4
  48. 48.a5 Kf4
  49. 49.a6 f2
  50. 50.Rg8 Re5

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