Nigel Short vs Bent Larsen

Hastings8899 · 1988 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Bent Larsen
Result 1-0
Event Hastings8899
Site Hastings
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B16)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/3Pkp2/N1P1pp1n/1B5p/5PbR/2K5/7P/8 b - - 2 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nxf6+ gxf6
  6. 6.c3 Bf5
  7. 7.Bf4 Nd7
  8. 8.Bd3 Bg6
  9. 9.Ne2 Nb6
  10. 10.O-O e6
  11. 11.Bg3 Bd6
  12. 12.b4 Qc7
  13. 13.a4 Nd5
  14. 14.Qd2 Rd8
  15. 15.Rab1 O-O
  16. 16.c4 Ne7
  17. 17.Rb3 Kg7
  18. 18.Bb1 b6
  19. 19.Bxd6 Qxd6
  20. 20.Rh3 Ng8
  21. 21.Ba2 Rfe8
  22. 22.Rh4 c5
  23. 23.bxc5 bxc5
  24. 24.d5 Rb8
  25. 25.Nc3 Qe5
  26. 26.f4 Qd4+
  27. 27.Qxd4 cxd4
  28. 28.Nb5 d3
  29. 29.d6 a6
  30. 30.Nc7 Red8
  31. 31.c5 Bf5
  32. 32.Bc4 Rb4
  33. 33.Bxa6 Rxa4
  34. 34.Rd1 Ra5
  35. 35.Bb5 h5
  36. 36.c6 Kf8
  37. 37.d7 Ke7
  38. 38.g4 Bxg4
  39. 39.Rxd3 Ra1+
  40. 40.Kf2 Nh6
  41. 41.Na6 Ra2+
  42. 42.Ke1 Ra1+
  43. 43.Kd2 Rd1+
  44. 44.Kc3 Rxd3+
  45. 45.Bxd3 Ra8
  46. 46.Bb5

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