Viktor Korchnoi vs Viswanathan Anand

Tilburg · 1991 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 111 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 3
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 111
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5Qp1/7p/7P/2p3P1/1k6/3q4/K7 w - - 0 112

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.d4 e6
  5. 5.Qb3 Be7
  6. 6.Bg5 dxc4
  7. 7.Qxc4 b5
  8. 8.Qb3 Nbd7
  9. 9.e4 b4
  10. 10.Na4 Nxe4
  11. 11.Bxe7 Qxe7
  12. 12.Bd3 Nef6
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Rac1 a5
  15. 15.Rfe1 Bb7
  16. 16.Ne5 Rac8
  17. 17.Qc2 h6
  18. 18.Bc4 Qd6
  19. 19.Bb3 Rfe8
  20. 20.Rcd1 Rcd8
  21. 21.h3 Nd5
  22. 22.Nc4 Qc7
  23. 23.Nc5 Bc8
  24. 24.Ne5 Nxc5
  25. 25.Qxc5 Ne7
  26. 26.Rd3 Rd6
  27. 27.Rf3 Rf8
  28. 28.g4 Qd8
  29. 29.Re4 f6
  30. 30.Nd3 Nd5
  31. 31.Nf4 f5
  32. 32.Ng6 Rf6
  33. 33.gxf5 exf5
  34. 34.Bxd5+ Kh7
  35. 35.Ne7 Rxd5
  36. 36.Nxd5 Rg6+
  37. 37.Rg3 Rxg3+
  38. 38.fxg3 fxe4
  39. 39.Ne3 Be6
  40. 40.Qe5 Bxa2
  41. 41.Qxe4+ Kh8
  42. 42.Nf5 Bd5
  43. 43.Qe1 Qf6
  44. 44.g4 Qe6
  45. 45.Kf2 Be4
  46. 46.Nh4 Qf6+
  47. 47.Ke3 Qg5+
  48. 48.Ke2 Qb5+
  49. 49.Ke3 Qg5+
  50. 50.Ke2 a4
  51. 51.Kd1 Bd5
  52. 52.Nf5 a3
  53. 53.bxa3 Bb3+
  54. 54.Ke2 bxa3
  55. 55.Kd3 Kh7
  56. 56.Kc3 Bd5
  57. 57.Qe3 a2
  58. 58.Kb2 Qd8
  59. 59.Ka1 Qb6
  60. 60.Qd3 Kh8
  61. 61.Ne7 Bf7
  62. 62.Ng6+ Kg8
  63. 63.Ne7+ Kf8
  64. 64.Ng6+ Bxg6
  65. 65.Qxg6 Qxd4+
  66. 66.Kxa2 Qc3
  67. 67.Qe4 Kf7
  68. 68.Kb1 Kf6
  69. 69.h4 Qb3+
  70. 70.Kc1 Qd5
  71. 71.Qf4+ Ke6
  72. 72.Kc2 Qc5+
  73. 73.Kb1 Qe5
  74. 74.Qf3 Kd6
  75. 75.h5 Kc7
  76. 76.Kc2 Qc5+
  77. 77.Kb1 Qc4
  78. 78.Kb2 Kb6
  79. 79.Qe3+ Ka6
  80. 80.Qe8 Qd4+
  81. 81.Kb3 Kb5
  82. 82.Qb8+ Kc5
  83. 83.Qf8+ Kd5
  84. 84.Qf3+ Kd6
  85. 85.Ka3 Qa1+
  86. 86.Kb3 Qf6
  87. 87.Qd3+ Ke7
  88. 88.Qg3 Qd6
  89. 89.Qh4+ Qf6
  90. 90.Qg3 Ke6
  91. 91.Kc4 Qf1+
  92. 92.Kc3 Qc1+
  93. 93.Kb3 Qb1+
  94. 94.Ka3 Qa1+
  95. 95.Kb3 Qe5
  96. 96.Qh4 Kd5
  97. 97.Qf2 Qf6
  98. 98.Qe3 Qe6
  99. 99.Qf4 Kc5+
  100. 100.Ka3 Qd6
  101. 101.Qe3+ Kc4+
  102. 102.Ka2 Qd5
  103. 103.Qb6 c5
  104. 104.Ka3 Qd3+
  105. 105.Ka2 Qd2+
  106. 106.Ka1 Qb4
  107. 107.Qe6+ Kc3
  108. 108.Qe3+ Kc2
  109. 109.Qf2+ Qd2
  110. 110.Qf5+ Kb3
  111. 111.Qf7+ c4

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