Boris Gelfand vs Viktor Korchnoi

The Game

White	Boris Gelfand
Black	Viktor Korchnoi
Result	1-0
Event	Vienna Millenium
Site	Vienna
Round	6
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	Queen's Indian Defense (E14)
Moves	40

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P3nkp1/4pp2/2Bb3p/8/P7/4BPP1/6K1 b - - 2 40

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nf3 Bb4+
4. 4.Nbd2 b6
5. 5.a3 Bxd2+
6. 6.Qxd2 Bb7
7. 7.e3 O-O
8. 8.Be2 a5
9. 9.b3 d5
10. 10.O-O Nbd7
11. 11.Bb2 c5
12. 12.Rfd1 Qe7
13. 13.Ne5 Rfd8
14. 14.Nxd7 Nxd7
15. 15.Rac1 a4
16. 16.bxa4 dxc4
17. 17.Bxc4 Ne5
18. 18.Be2 Qg5
19. 19.e4 Qxd2
20. 20.Rxd2 Bxe4
21. 21.Rcd1 Nc6
22. 22.dxc5 Rxd2
23. 23.Rxd2 bxc5
24. 24.Bb5 Na5
25. 25.Rd7 h5
26. 26.h4 Bd5
27. 27.Rc7 Nc4
28. 28.Bc1 Nd6
29. 29.Rxc5 Nf5
30. 30.Bd2 Nxh4
31. 31.a5 f6
32. 32.Bf1 Nf5
33. 33.a6 Ra7
34. 34.Ba5 Nd6
35. 35.Bb6 Ra8
36. 36.Rc7 Rc8
37. 37.Rxc8+ Nxc8
38. 38.Bc5 Kf7
39. 39.a7 Ne7
40. 40.Be2

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