Etienne Bacrot vs Viktor Korchnoi

The Game

White	Etienne Bacrot
Black	Viktor Korchnoi
Result	1-0
Event	Cannes Generations
Site	Cannes
Round	6
Date	1998.00.00
Opening	Queen's Indian Defense (E16)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6pk/1p5p/p1nRQ3/2P5/1P3PB1/3RK3/r6q b - - 0 42

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.Nf3 e6
3. 3.c4 b6
4. 4.g3 Bb7
5. 5.Bg2 Bb4+
6. 6.Bd2 a5
7. 7.O-O O-O
8. 8.Nc3 d6
9. 9.Re1 Nbd7
10. 10.Qc2 Bxc3
11. 11.Bxc3 Be4
12. 12.Qa4 c5
13. 13.Nh4 Qc7
14. 14.Red1 Bxg2
15. 15.Nxg2 Ne4
16. 16.Be1 cxd4
17. 17.Rxd4 Ndc5
18. 18.Qa3 f5
19. 19.f3 Ng5
20. 20.Rad1 Rad8
21. 21.h4 Nf7
22. 22.Qe3 Ne5
23. 23.b3 Nc6
24. 24.R4d2 e5
25. 25.Bf2 Rf6
26. 26.Qc3 f4
27. 27.gxf4 exf4
28. 28.h5 Re8
29. 29.Bh4 Rf5
30. 30.Rxd6 Rxe2
31. 31.Bf2 Rg5
32. 32.Kf1 Rxa2
33. 33.Nxf4 h6
34. 34.Bh4 Rf5
35. 35.Bg3 Ne5
36. 36.Rd8+ Kh7
37. 37.Qe3 Qf7
38. 38.R8d5 Rxh5
39. 39.Nxh5 Qxh5
40. 40.R1d2 Qh1+
41. 41.Ke2 Ra1
42. 42.Qxe5

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