Vassily Ivanchuk vs Viktor Korchnoi

PCA/Intel-GP · 1995 · English Opening · 1-0 in 81 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event PCA/Intel-GP
Site Moscow
Date 1995.00.00
Opening English Opening (A25)
Moves 81
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/4N3/8/2K5/1Q6/k7 b - - 17 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.O-O h6
  7. 7.Rb1 a5
  8. 8.a3 Nd4
  9. 9.b4 axb4
  10. 10.axb4 Nxf3+
  11. 11.Bxf3 f5
  12. 12.d4 e4
  13. 13.Bg2 Be6
  14. 14.f3 exf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 Bxc4
  16. 16.Bxb7 Rb8
  17. 17.Bd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Nxd5 Ne7
  19. 19.Nf4 Qd7
  20. 20.d5 c6
  21. 21.e4 cxd5
  22. 22.exd5 Qa7+
  23. 23.Kh1 Qb7
  24. 24.Bb2 Bxb2
  25. 25.Rxb2 g5
  26. 26.Nh5 Qxd5+
  27. 27.Qxd5 Nxd5
  28. 28.Rxf5 Nxb4
  29. 29.Nf6+ Kd8
  30. 30.Ne4 Ke7
  31. 31.Re2 Nc6
  32. 32.Nxg5+ Ne5
  33. 33.Nf7 Rhf8
  34. 34.Nxd6 Rxf5
  35. 35.Nxf5+ Kf6
  36. 36.Nxh6 Rb5
  37. 37.Re4 Rb1+
  38. 38.Kg2 Rb2+
  39. 39.Kh3 Nd3
  40. 40.Ng4+ Kf5
  41. 41.Rd4 Ne1
  42. 42.Rf4+ Kg5
  43. 43.Ne5 Rb3
  44. 44.Rf8 Nc2
  45. 45.Nf3+ Kg6
  46. 46.Rf4 Ne3
  47. 47.Re4 Ra3
  48. 48.g4 Nd5
  49. 49.Kg3 Nf6
  50. 50.Rd4 Ra5
  51. 51.h4 Rb5
  52. 52.Rd3 Ra5
  53. 53.Re3 Ra4
  54. 54.Ne5+ Kg7
  55. 55.Rb3 Re4
  56. 56.Rb7+ Kg8
  57. 57.Rb5 Kg7
  58. 58.Kf3 Ra4
  59. 59.h5 Kh6
  60. 60.Rb6 Kg5
  61. 61.Nf7+ Kh4
  62. 62.Rxf6 Rxg4
  63. 63.h6 Rg3+
  64. 64.Kf4 Rg4+
  65. 65.Ke5 Rg1
  66. 66.h7 Re1+
  67. 67.Kd6 Rd1+
  68. 68.Ke7 Re1+
  69. 69.Re6 Rg1
  70. 70.h8=Q+ Kg3
  71. 71.Rg6+ Kf2
  72. 72.Rxg1 Kxg1
  73. 73.Qh3 Kf2
  74. 74.Ne5 Ke2
  75. 75.Qf3+ Kd2
  76. 76.Kd6 Kc2
  77. 77.Kc5 Kd2
  78. 78.Kc4 Kc1
  79. 79.Kc3 Kb1
  80. 80.Qe2 Ka1
  81. 81.Qb2#

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