Michael Adams vs Viktor Korchnoi

PCA/Intel-GP · 1994 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event PCA/Intel-GP
Site Moscow
Round 1
Date 1994.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/3pk3/1P1R4/1r6/6K1/6P1/8 w - - 5 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 g6
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Nd7
  10. 10.Nf1 Nb6
  11. 11.Bb3 Be6
  12. 12.Be3 Rb8
  13. 13.Bxb6 cxb6
  14. 14.Bxe6 fxe6
  15. 15.Qb3 Re8
  16. 16.a4 Na5
  17. 17.Qc2 Rc8
  18. 18.Rad1 b5
  19. 19.axb5 axb5
  20. 20.b4 Nc6
  21. 21.Qb3 Qb6
  22. 22.Ne3 Re7
  23. 23.h4 Kh8
  24. 24.Ra1 Nd8
  25. 25.Ra5 Bh6
  26. 26.Ng4 Bf4
  27. 27.Ra3 h5
  28. 28.Ne3 Rf7
  29. 29.Qa2 Kg7
  30. 30.Ng5 Bxg5
  31. 31.hxg5 Qc7
  32. 32.Qd2 Qe7
  33. 33.Ra5 Rf8
  34. 34.Rxb5 Nf7
  35. 35.Nc4 Rc7
  36. 36.Rb6 Rd8
  37. 37.f4 exf4
  38. 38.Qxf4 Nxg5
  39. 39.Rf1 e5
  40. 40.Qf2 Ne6
  41. 41.Qg3 Nf4
  42. 42.Kh1 Rc6
  43. 43.Rxc6 bxc6
  44. 44.d4 Rf8
  45. 45.Rf3 Qe6
  46. 46.Ne3 exd4
  47. 47.Nf5+ Kh7
  48. 48.Qxf4 gxf5
  49. 49.cxd4 Rg8
  50. 50.Qxf5+ Qxf5
  51. 51.Rxf5 Rg4
  52. 52.d5 cxd5
  53. 53.Rxh5+ Kg7
  54. 54.Rxd5 Rxe4
  55. 55.b5 Rb4
  56. 56.Kh2 Kf7
  57. 57.Kg3 Ke6

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