Michael Adams vs Viktor Korchnoi

Biel Interzonal · 1993 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Biel Interzonal
Site Biel
Round 7
Date 1993.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4r3/P7/3pk3/1R6/5P2/5K2/8 b - - 6 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.Ngf3 c4
  5. 5.g3 Nf6
  6. 6.e5 Nfd7
  7. 7.a4 Nc6
  8. 8.Bg2 Be7
  9. 9.O-O Nb6
  10. 10.Re1 a5
  11. 11.b3 cxb3
  12. 12.c3 O-O
  13. 13.Qxb3 Bd7
  14. 14.Ba3 Rb8
  15. 15.Rab1 Nc8
  16. 16.Bxe7 N8xe7
  17. 17.Rb2 Na7
  18. 18.Qa3 Bc6
  19. 19.Reb1 Qc7
  20. 20.Bf1 Rfd8
  21. 21.Nb3 b6
  22. 22.Nbd2 h6
  23. 23.h4 Ng6
  24. 24.Bd3 Nf8
  25. 25.Nf1 Be8
  26. 26.Ne3 Qc6
  27. 27.Ra2 Rdc8
  28. 28.Rb3 Qc7
  29. 29.Qb2 Rd8
  30. 30.Ng4 Nc8
  31. 31.Qd2 Ne7
  32. 32.Nxh6+ gxh6
  33. 33.Qxh6 Nf5
  34. 34.Qg5+ Kh8
  35. 35.g4 f6
  36. 36.exf6 Nh7
  37. 37.Qd2 Bh5
  38. 38.gxh5 Rg8+
  39. 39.Kf1 Rbf8
  40. 40.Ne5 Rxf6
  41. 41.Ng6+ Rgxg6
  42. 42.hxg6 Qh2
  43. 43.Bxf5 Rxf5
  44. 44.c4 Qh1+
  45. 45.Ke2 Qxh4
  46. 46.Rg3 Ng5
  47. 47.Qe3 Qh5+
  48. 48.Kf1 Kg7
  49. 49.cxd5 Nf3
  50. 50.Rxf3 Rxf3
  51. 51.Qe5+ Qxe5
  52. 52.dxe5 exd5
  53. 53.Rb2 Rf5
  54. 54.Rxb6 Rxe5
  55. 55.Rb5 Kxg6
  56. 56.Rxa5 Re4
  57. 57.f3 Rb4
  58. 58.Ra8 Kf5
  59. 59.a5 Rb7
  60. 60.Ke2 Kf4
  61. 61.a6 Rf7
  62. 62.Rb8 Re7+
  63. 63.Kf2 Ke5
  64. 64.Rb4

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