Vitali Golod vs Viktor Korchnoi

Beersheba 16th · 1997 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Vitali Golod
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Beersheba 16th
Site Beersheba
Round 6
Date 1997.03.02
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/7p/2k3p1/3p1p2/b1pP1P2/2K1PP2/7P/1B6 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.a3 Bb7
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Qd3 d5
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Bg5 Bg7
  9. 9.g3 O-O
  10. 10.Bg2 Nbd7
  11. 11.Ne5 Qe8
  12. 12.Nxd7 Qxd7
  13. 13.Bxf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.O-O Bg7
  15. 15.Rac1 a5
  16. 16.Rfd1 f5
  17. 17.Qb5 Rfd8
  18. 18.Qxd7 Rxd7
  19. 19.e3 Bf8
  20. 20.Rc2 Rb8
  21. 21.Ne2 Bd6
  22. 22.Nf4 Bxf4
  23. 23.gxf4 Ra8
  24. 24.Bf1 c6
  25. 25.b3 Kf7
  26. 26.Rb1 Ke6
  27. 27.b4 axb4
  28. 28.Rxb4 b5
  29. 29.a4 Rxa4
  30. 30.Rxa4 bxa4
  31. 31.Ra2 c5
  32. 32.Bb5 Rc7
  33. 33.Rxa4 c4
  34. 34.Ra2 Rc8
  35. 35.Kf1 Kd6
  36. 36.Ke1 Rb8
  37. 37.Kd2 Bc8
  38. 38.Ba4 Ra8
  39. 39.Kc3 Bd7
  40. 40.Bb3 Rxa2
  41. 41.Bxa2 Ba4
  42. 42.Bb1 Kc6
  43. 43.f3

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