Michael Adams vs Viktor Korchnoi

Dos Hermanas · 1999 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Michael Adams
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Dos Hermanas
Site Dos Hermanas
Round 3
Date 1999.04.09
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/6PR/4K3/5P2/4k1rp/8/8 b - - 2 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 h6
  10. 10.Rd1+ Ke8
  11. 11.h3 Bb4
  12. 12.Ne2 Be7
  13. 13.b3 h5
  14. 14.Bg5 f6
  15. 15.exf6 gxf6
  16. 16.Bf4 Nd6
  17. 17.c4 Kf7
  18. 18.Rac1 Bf5
  19. 19.Ng3 Bh7
  20. 20.Re1 Ne8
  21. 21.Rcd1 Bd6
  22. 22.Bxd6 cxd6
  23. 23.Rd2 Ng7
  24. 24.Rxd6 Rhd8
  25. 25.Red1 Rxd6
  26. 26.Rxd6 Ke7
  27. 27.Rd2 a5
  28. 28.a3 a4
  29. 29.b4 b6
  30. 30.Nd4 c5
  31. 31.bxc5 bxc5
  32. 32.Nb5 Bg8
  33. 33.Ne4 Bxc4
  34. 34.Nbd6 Be6
  35. 35.Nxc5 Rb8
  36. 36.Nxe6 Kxe6
  37. 37.Ne4 Ke5
  38. 38.Nc5 Ra8
  39. 39.Rd7 Nf5
  40. 40.g3 Nd6
  41. 41.f4+ Kd5
  42. 42.Nb7 Kc6
  43. 43.Rxd6+ Kxb7
  44. 44.Rd4 Kc6
  45. 45.g4 h4
  46. 46.Kf2 Rb8
  47. 47.Ke3 Kc5
  48. 48.Rxa4 Rb3+
  49. 49.Ke4 Rxh3
  50. 50.Ra6 Rg3
  51. 51.Kf5 h3
  52. 52.Rxf6 Rxa3
  53. 53.Rh6 Kd4
  54. 54.g5 Rg3
  55. 55.g6 Ke3
  56. 56.Ke5

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