Helgi Olafsson vs Bent Larsen

Espoo zt · 1989 · English Opening · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Helgi Olafsson
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Espoo zt
Site Espoo
Date 1989.00.00
Opening English Opening (A35)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/3Nn3/1PP1p1p1/2Kp2P1/5p2/8/8/8 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.c4 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.O-O Nf6
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bd7
  9. 9.Nc2 O-O
  10. 10.b3 Qa5
  11. 11.Bb2 Ne4
  12. 12.Na4 Bxb2
  13. 13.Nxb2 Nf6
  14. 14.Nd3 Bf5
  15. 15.Qe1 Qxe1
  16. 16.Rfxe1 Be4
  17. 17.f3 Bxd3
  18. 18.exd3 e6
  19. 19.f4 Rfd8
  20. 20.d4 d5
  21. 21.c5 a5
  22. 22.a3 b5
  23. 23.b4 Rdb8
  24. 24.h3 h5
  25. 25.Kf2 Kg7
  26. 26.Ke3 Ng8
  27. 27.g4 Nge7
  28. 28.Kd3 hxg4
  29. 29.hxg4 Rh8
  30. 30.Kc3 Rh4
  31. 31.Ne3 f5
  32. 32.Bf1 Rh1
  33. 33.g5 Kf7
  34. 34.Nc2 Rb8
  35. 35.bxa5 Nxa5
  36. 36.Rab1 Rh4
  37. 37.a4 b4+
  38. 38.Nxb4 Rxf4
  39. 39.Nd3 Rxb1
  40. 40.Ne5+ Kf8
  41. 41.Rxb1 Nac6
  42. 42.Bb5 Nxd4
  43. 43.Rb4 Nxb5+
  44. 44.axb5 Rxb4
  45. 45.Kxb4 Ke8
  46. 46.b6 Kd8
  47. 47.c6 Kc8
  48. 48.Kc5 f4
  49. 49.Nd7

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