Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viktor Korchnoi

Amber-blind 2nd · 1993 · Caro-Kann Defense · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event Amber-blind 2nd
Site Monte Carlo
Round 9
Date 1993.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B19)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4k2P/8/1p4N1/5P2/8/7q/1K6 w - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Bf5
  5. 5.Ng3 Bg6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nd7
  7. 7.h4 h6
  8. 8.h5 Bh7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Ngf6
  11. 11.Bf4 e6
  12. 12.O-O-O Be7
  13. 13.c4 b5
  14. 14.c5 a5
  15. 15.Nf1 a4
  16. 16.Ne3 Qa5
  17. 17.g4 O-O-O
  18. 18.Kb1 Kb7
  19. 19.Qc2 Rhe8
  20. 20.Rdg1 a3
  21. 21.g5 hxg5
  22. 22.Nxg5 axb2
  23. 23.Nxf7 Ra8
  24. 24.Qxb2 Ne4
  25. 25.Rxg7 Kc8
  26. 26.Rc1 Bf6
  27. 27.Nd6+ Nxd6
  28. 28.cxd6 Bxg7
  29. 29.Rxc6+ Kb8
  30. 30.h6 Bxd4
  31. 31.Qxd4 Qxa2+
  32. 32.Kc1 Ra4
  33. 33.Qb6+ Ka8
  34. 34.Qc7 Ra7
  35. 35.Nc2 Rxc7
  36. 36.dxc7 Rc8
  37. 37.h7 Kb7
  38. 38.Rd6 Qc4
  39. 39.Rxd7 Qxf4+
  40. 40.Kb1 Qh6
  41. 41.Nd4 Rxc7
  42. 42.Rxc7+ Kxc7
  43. 43.Nxe6+ Kd6
  44. 44.Ng5 Ke7
  45. 45.f4 Qh2

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