David Bronstein vs Viktor Korchnoi

URS-ch25 · 1958 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White David Bronstein
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch25
Site Riga
Date 1958.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C08)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

3rr1k1/1pb2ppp/4n3/3p4/p1q1n3/P1PNB1PP/1P2NPQ1/3RR1K1 b - - 12 25

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.exd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bb5+ Bd7
  6. 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  7. 7.Qf3 Ngf6
  8. 8.Ne2 Bd6
  9. 9.dxc5 Nxc5
  10. 10.Nb3 Ne6
  11. 11.Be3 Be5
  12. 12.c3 Qc7
  13. 13.Rd1 O-O
  14. 14.g3 Qc4
  15. 15.O-O a5
  16. 16.Nbc1 Qe4
  17. 17.Qg2 Rfe8
  18. 18.h3 a4
  19. 19.a3 Rad8
  20. 20.Rfe1 Qc4
  21. 21.Nd3 Bc7
  22. 22.Rf1 Ne4
  23. 23.Rfe1 Nf6
  24. 24.Rf1 Ne4
  25. 25.Rfe1

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