Viktor Korchnoi vs Boris Avrukh

Beersheba 16th · 1997 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Boris Avrukh
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Beersheba 16th
Site Beersheba
Round 8
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (A42)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/p2b4/5k1p/7P/1K3PP1/3B4/8/8 w - - 5 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 g6
  2. 2.c4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.d4 d6
  5. 5.e4 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg5 f6
  7. 7.Be3 Nh6
  8. 8.dxe5 fxe5
  9. 9.h3 Nf7
  10. 10.Qd2 Be6
  11. 11.Be2 Qd7
  12. 12.Nd5 O-O
  13. 13.b4 h6
  14. 14.Rd1 g5
  15. 15.b5 Ne7
  16. 16.h4 g4
  17. 17.Nh2 Ng6
  18. 18.h5 Nf4
  19. 19.Bxf4 exf4
  20. 20.Nxf4 Ng5
  21. 21.Qe3 Rxf4
  22. 22.Qxf4 Bc3+
  23. 23.Kf1 Rf8
  24. 24.Qe3 Bb4
  25. 25.a3 Bc5
  26. 26.Qxc5 dxc5
  27. 27.Rxd7 Bxd7
  28. 28.Bxg4 Nxe4
  29. 29.Kg1 Be8
  30. 30.Bf3 Nd2
  31. 31.Bxb7 Rf4
  32. 32.g3 Rd4
  33. 33.Nf3 Nxf3+
  34. 34.Bxf3 Bf7
  35. 35.Kg2 Rxc4
  36. 36.Rd1 Rd4
  37. 37.g4 Bb3
  38. 38.Rc1 c4
  39. 39.Kg3 Kg7
  40. 40.Be2 Kf6
  41. 41.f4 Rd5
  42. 42.Rc3 Ba2
  43. 43.a4 Rc5
  44. 44.Kf3 Bb3
  45. 45.Ke3 Bxa4
  46. 46.Kd4 Rxb5
  47. 47.Rxc4 c5+
  48. 48.Rxc5 Rxc5
  49. 49.Kxc5 Bd7
  50. 50.Kb4 Be8
  51. 51.Bd3 Bd7

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