Viktor Korchnoi vs Etienne Bacrot

Linz · 1997 · English Opening · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Etienne Bacrot
Result 1-0
Event Linz
Site Linz
Round 1
Date 1997.05.17
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/8/1n1K2Bk/1P5P/8/8 b - - 11 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bg7
  7. 7.Bg2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Re8
  9. 9.Nc2 d6
  10. 10.e4 Nd7
  11. 11.Qd2 a6
  12. 12.b3 Rb8
  13. 13.Bb2 b5
  14. 14.Ne3 bxc4
  15. 15.Nxc4 Bb7
  16. 16.Nd5 Nce5
  17. 17.Na5 Nf6
  18. 18.f4 Nxd5
  19. 19.fxe5 Nb6
  20. 20.Qf2 Qd7
  21. 21.Nxb7 Rxb7
  22. 22.Bh3 Qe7
  23. 23.exd6 cxd6
  24. 24.Bxg7 Kxg7
  25. 25.Rad1 Rbb8
  26. 26.Rd3 Kg8
  27. 27.Qd4 Qxe4
  28. 28.Qxe4 Rxe4
  29. 29.Rxd6 a5
  30. 30.Rff6 Rb4
  31. 31.Rf3 a4
  32. 32.Rdf6 axb3
  33. 33.axb3 Rb7
  34. 34.Rxf7 Rxf7
  35. 35.Be6 Kh8
  36. 36.Rxf7 Re4
  37. 37.Re7 h5
  38. 38.Kf2 Re5
  39. 39.h3 Nd5
  40. 40.Re8+ Kg7
  41. 41.Bd7 Rxe8
  42. 42.Bxe8 h4
  43. 43.gxh4 Kh6
  44. 44.Bc6 Nb4
  45. 45.Bf3 g5
  46. 46.hxg5+ Kxg5
  47. 47.Ke3 Nc2+
  48. 48.Kd3 Ne1+
  49. 49.Ke4 Nc2
  50. 50.Bd1 Nb4
  51. 51.Kd4 Kh4
  52. 52.Bg4

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