Valery Beim vs Viktor Korchnoi

Linz · 1997 · English Opening · 1-0 in 83 moves

The Game

White Valery Beim
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Linz
Site Linz
Round 9
Date 1997.05.25
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 83
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/8/8/3Qp3/7K/4k1r1 b - - 7 83

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 3.Qb3 Nc6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.a3 Bc5
  6. 6.d3 h6
  7. 7.g3 O-O
  8. 8.Bg2 d5
  9. 9.O-O d4
  10. 10.Na4 Bd6
  11. 11.Qc2 a5
  12. 12.Bd2 Re8
  13. 13.c5 Bf8
  14. 14.b4 e5
  15. 15.b5 Na7
  16. 16.Rab1 Bd7
  17. 17.Qc4 b6
  18. 18.e3 Be6
  19. 19.Qc2 Bd5
  20. 20.e4 Bb7
  21. 21.Rfc1 Rb8
  22. 22.Be1 Ba8
  23. 23.cxb6 cxb6
  24. 24.Qc7 Bxa3
  25. 25.Qxd8 Rexd8
  26. 26.Rc7 Rd7
  27. 27.Rxd7 Nxd7
  28. 28.Bh3 Nc5
  29. 29.Nxc5 bxc5
  30. 30.Bxa5 c4
  31. 31.dxc4 Bxe4
  32. 32.Rb3 Bd6
  33. 33.Nd2 Ba8
  34. 34.f3 g6
  35. 35.Ne4 Bxe4
  36. 36.fxe4 Nc6
  37. 37.Bd2 Nd8
  38. 38.Rb1 Ra8
  39. 39.Bd7 Nb7
  40. 40.Bc6 Ra2
  41. 41.Bxh6 Nc5
  42. 42.Rf1 Kh7
  43. 43.Bg5 Ne6
  44. 44.Rxf7+ Kg8
  45. 45.Rf6 Nxg5
  46. 46.Rxg6+ Kh7
  47. 47.Rxd6 Nf3+
  48. 48.Kf1 Nd2+
  49. 49.Ke1 Nxc4
  50. 50.Rd7+ Kh6
  51. 51.Bd5 Ra1+
  52. 52.Ke2 Nb2
  53. 53.b6 d3+
  54. 54.Kd2 Rd1+
  55. 55.Kc3 Na4+
  56. 56.Kb4 Nxb6
  57. 57.Rd6+ Kg5
  58. 58.Bb3 Rh1
  59. 59.Rxb6 Rxh2
  60. 60.Rd6 Re2
  61. 61.Rxd3 Rxe4+
  62. 62.Kc3 Re1
  63. 63.Kd2 Rg1
  64. 64.Bd1 Kf5
  65. 65.Be2 e4
  66. 66.Ra3 Ke5
  67. 67.g4 Kd4
  68. 68.Ra4+ Ke5
  69. 69.Ra8 Rg3
  70. 70.Rf8 Rg2
  71. 71.Ke1 Kd4
  72. 72.Kf1 Rh2
  73. 73.g5 Ke3
  74. 74.g6 Rh1+
  75. 75.Kg2 Rh6
  76. 76.Rf6 Kxe2
  77. 77.g7 Rxf6
  78. 78.g8=Q Rf2+
  79. 79.Kg3 e3
  80. 80.Qd5 Rf1
  81. 81.Qc4+ Ke1
  82. 82.Qd3 Rg1+
  83. 83.Kh2

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