Viktor Korchnoi vs Viswanathan Anand

Biel Interzonal · 1993 · English Opening · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event Biel Interzonal
Site Biel
Round 12
Date 1993.00.00
Opening English Opening (A25)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r6/1P5R/3k4/2p1b1pP/2P1p1P1/3nP3/5PK1/8 w - - 3 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bg2 g6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bg7
  5. 5.Rb1 a5
  6. 6.d3 f5
  7. 7.a3 Nf6
  8. 8.Nf3 d6
  9. 9.Bg5 h6
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.Nd2 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Bg7
  13. 13.e3 Kh7
  14. 14.b4 axb4
  15. 15.axb4 e4
  16. 16.b5 Na5
  17. 17.Qc2 exd3
  18. 18.Qxd3 Be6
  19. 19.Nd5 Bf7
  20. 20.h4 Kh8
  21. 21.b6 c5
  22. 22.Nc7 Rb8
  23. 23.Rfd1 Qd7
  24. 24.Bd5 Rbd8
  25. 25.Bxf7 Rxf7
  26. 26.Qd5 Nc6
  27. 27.Nb3 Qe7
  28. 28.Nc1 Rd7
  29. 29.Ne2 Qe4
  30. 30.Nf4 Kh7
  31. 31.h5 g5
  32. 32.Nfe6 Be5
  33. 33.Qxe4 fxe4
  34. 34.Rd2 Rde7
  35. 35.Ra2 Rf6
  36. 36.Ra7 Ref7
  37. 37.Rxb7 Rxe6
  38. 38.Ra7 Ref6
  39. 39.Ra2 Rf8
  40. 40.b7 R6f7
  41. 41.Ra8 Rb8
  42. 42.Rxb8 Nxb8
  43. 43.Nd5 Kg7
  44. 44.g4 Kf8
  45. 45.Kf1 Ke8
  46. 46.Kg2 Kd7
  47. 47.Rb5 Rf8
  48. 48.Nb6+ Ke6
  49. 49.Nd5 Nc6
  50. 50.Rb6 Kd7
  51. 51.Ra6 Rb8
  52. 52.Nb6+ Ke6
  53. 53.Na4 Nb4
  54. 54.Nxc5+ Ke7
  55. 55.Rb6 dxc5
  56. 56.Rxh6 Nd3
  57. 57.Rh7+ Kd6

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