Viswanathan Anand vs Viktor Korchnoi

Tilburg Fontys · 1998 · English Opening · 1-0 in 19 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Tilburg Fontys
Site Tilburg
Round 8
Date 1998.10.31
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 19
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rkb1r/5ppp/p1N5/1p6/4P3/Pb2B3/1P3PPP/R1R3K1 b k - 1 19

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 cxd4
  6. 6.Qxd4 Nxd5
  7. 7.e4 Nxc3
  8. 8.Qxc3 Nc6
  9. 9.a3 Bd7
  10. 10.Be2 Rc8
  11. 11.O-O Na5
  12. 12.Qd3 Ba4
  13. 13.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  14. 14.Be3 Nb3
  15. 15.Bd1 b5
  16. 16.Bxb3 Bxb3
  17. 17.Rfc1 e5
  18. 18.Nxe5 a6
  19. 19.Nc6

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