Erling Mortensen vs Bent Larsen

DEN-ch · 1989 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Erling Mortensen
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event DEN-ch
Site DEN
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B56)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4K2k/3P4/p2B2p1/8/6p1/8/8 b - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nbd7
  6. 6.g4 Nc5
  7. 7.f3 g6
  8. 8.Be3 Bd7
  9. 9.h4 a6
  10. 10.h5 b5
  11. 11.b4 Na4
  12. 12.Nxa4 bxa4
  13. 13.hxg6 fxg6
  14. 14.Bc4 Qc8
  15. 15.Qd3 Bg7
  16. 16.O-O-O a5
  17. 17.b5 Rb8
  18. 18.a3 Rb7
  19. 19.Rhg1 Kf8
  20. 20.Nc6 Bxc6
  21. 21.bxc6 Qxc6
  22. 22.e5 dxe5
  23. 23.Qd8+ Qe8
  24. 24.Be6 Qxd8
  25. 25.Rxd8+ Ne8
  26. 26.Rgd1 e4
  27. 27.fxe4 Bb2+
  28. 28.Kd2 Kg7
  29. 29.Ke2 Rc7
  30. 30.c4 h6
  31. 31.Rf1 Nf6
  32. 32.Rd2 Be5
  33. 33.Rd5 Bb2
  34. 34.e5 Nxd5
  35. 35.Rf7+ Kg8
  36. 36.cxd5 Bxe5
  37. 37.Rf5+ Kh7
  38. 38.Rxe5 Rb8
  39. 39.Re4 Rb2+
  40. 40.Kf3 Rb3
  41. 41.Rxa4 Rcc3
  42. 42.Re4 Rxa3
  43. 43.Bd7 Rxe3+
  44. 44.Rxe3 Rxe3+
  45. 45.Kxe3 Kg7
  46. 46.Ke4 Kf6
  47. 47.Kf4 Kf7
  48. 48.Ke5 Kf8
  49. 49.Ke6 g5
  50. 50.Kf5 Kg7
  51. 51.Bc6 Kf7
  52. 52.Ba4 Kg7
  53. 53.Bb3 Kh7
  54. 54.Ke6 h5
  55. 55.Kxe7 hxg4
  56. 56.d6 g3
  57. 57.Bd5

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