Valery Beim vs Viktor Korchnoi

Chess Classics Masters · 1998 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Valery Beim
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess Classics Masters
Site Frankfurt
Round 9
Date 1998.06.18
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/5Q2/2pr1p1p/2K4P/5PP1/8/8 b - - 0 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Bb4
  4. 4.Nf3 dxc4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Nc6
  6. 6.e3 Bd7
  7. 7.Qc2 b5
  8. 8.a3 Ba5
  9. 9.g3 Nf6
  10. 10.Bg2 Rb8
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.e4 Bxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Ne7
  14. 14.Ne5 Ne8
  15. 15.a4 a6
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Ba3 Nd6
  18. 18.Bc5 f6
  19. 19.Nxd7 Qxd7
  20. 20.e5 Ndf5
  21. 21.Rfe1 Rf7
  22. 22.Bh3 g6
  23. 23.exf6 Rxf6
  24. 24.Qe4 Nd5
  25. 25.Qe5 Rf7
  26. 26.Ra6 Nxc3
  27. 27.Rxe6 Na4
  28. 28.Ba3 Qxd4
  29. 29.Re8+ Rxe8
  30. 30.Qxe8+ Kg7
  31. 31.Bxf5 gxf5
  32. 32.Bf8+ Rxf8
  33. 33.Re7+ Kg8
  34. 34.Qh5 Qg7
  35. 35.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  36. 36.Qg5+ Kh8
  37. 37.Qe7 Kg8
  38. 38.Qe6+ Rf7
  39. 39.Qe8+ Kg7
  40. 40.Qe5+ Kg8
  41. 41.Qxb5 Nb6
  42. 42.Qe8+ Kg7
  43. 43.Qe5+ Kg6
  44. 44.Kg2 h6
  45. 45.h4 Nd7
  46. 46.Qe6+ Nf6
  47. 47.Qxc4 Rd7
  48. 48.Qe6 h5
  49. 49.Qe3 Rd5
  50. 50.f3 c5
  51. 51.Qf4 Kf7
  52. 52.Kf2 Kg6
  53. 53.Ke2 Kf7
  54. 54.Qc7+ Kg6
  55. 55.Qc6 Re5+
  56. 56.Kd3 Rd5+
  57. 57.Kc2 Kf7
  58. 58.Kc3 Kg6
  59. 59.Qb7 Rd4
  60. 60.Qb6 Rd5
  61. 61.Kc4 Kf7
  62. 62.Qxf6+

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