Maia Chiburdanidze vs Viktor Korchnoi

Flamenco Veterans-Women · 1999 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Maia Chiburdanidze
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Flamenco Veterans-Women
Site Marbella
Round 8
Date 1999.10.30
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/5pp1/3k3p/5P2/5KPP/1r6/1P2R3/8 b - - 8 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.e3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 a6
  8. 8.Qe2 Nbd7
  9. 9.a4 Bd6
  10. 10.Nc3 O-O
  11. 11.e4 e5
  12. 12.Bg5 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Qe8
  14. 14.Rfe1 Qe5
  15. 15.Nf3 Qa5
  16. 16.Bxf6 Nxf6
  17. 17.e5 Rae8
  18. 18.Qd3 Bxf3
  19. 19.exd6 Bb7
  20. 20.dxc7 Rc8
  21. 21.Re7 b5
  22. 22.Bd5 Nxd5
  23. 23.Nxd5 bxa4
  24. 24.Rd1 h6
  25. 25.Qc3 Qb5
  26. 26.Ne3 a5
  27. 27.Rd5 Qb3
  28. 28.Qxb3 axb3
  29. 29.Rb5 Bc6
  30. 30.Rxa5 Ra8
  31. 31.Nc4 Bb5
  32. 32.Rxa8 Rxa8
  33. 33.Na3 Kf8
  34. 34.Re5 Bd7
  35. 35.h4 Be6
  36. 36.f4 Ke7
  37. 37.Nb5 Kd7
  38. 38.Rc5 Ke7
  39. 39.f5 Bd7
  40. 40.Nd4 Kd6
  41. 41.Nxb3 Rc8
  42. 42.Kf2 Ba4
  43. 43.Rc3 Bxb3
  44. 44.Rxb3 Rxc7
  45. 45.Re3 Rc4
  46. 46.g3 Rc2+
  47. 47.Re2 Rc5
  48. 48.g4 Rb5
  49. 49.Kf3 Rb3+
  50. 50.Kf4 Rb4+
  51. 51.Kf3 Rb3+
  52. 52.Kf4

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