Erling Mortensen vs Bent Larsen

DEN-ch · 1997 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Erling Mortensen
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event DEN-ch
Site Esbjerg
Round 5
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B74)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/3knK1P/8/1p1N4/8/6P1/8 b - - 1 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Bg7
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Be2 O-O
  8. 8.Nb3 d6
  9. 9.f4 Be6
  10. 10.O-O Qc8
  11. 11.Kh1 Re8
  12. 12.Bd3 Nb4
  13. 13.Nd4 Bc4
  14. 14.f5 Nd7
  15. 15.a3 Bxd3
  16. 16.cxd3 Nc6
  17. 17.Nf3 Nf6
  18. 18.Ng5 e6
  19. 19.fxe6 fxe6
  20. 20.d4 h6
  21. 21.Nh3 Rf8
  22. 22.d5 exd5
  23. 23.exd5 Ne5
  24. 24.Nf4 Nfg4
  25. 25.Bd4 Qc4
  26. 26.h3 Nf6
  27. 27.b3 Qxf1+
  28. 28.Qxf1 Nh5
  29. 29.Nxh5 Rxf1+
  30. 30.Rxf1 gxh5
  31. 31.Nb5 Nf7
  32. 32.Bxa7 Rc8
  33. 33.Be3 Re8
  34. 34.Bf4 Re4
  35. 35.Bxd6 Re3
  36. 36.Bb4 Rxb3
  37. 37.Rd1 Ne5
  38. 38.Nd4 Rd3
  39. 39.Rxd3 Nxd3
  40. 40.Nf5 Bf8
  41. 41.Bxf8 Kxf8
  42. 42.Kh2 Nf4
  43. 43.d6 Ke8
  44. 44.Kg3 Ng6
  45. 45.Nxh6 Kd7
  46. 46.Nf5 Ne5
  47. 47.Kh4 Nc4
  48. 48.a4 Nb2
  49. 49.Kxh5 Nxa4
  50. 50.Kg6 b5
  51. 51.h4 Nc5
  52. 52.h5 Ne6
  53. 53.h6 b4
  54. 54.Nd4 Kxd6
  55. 55.Kf6

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