Viktor Korchnoi vs Etienne Bacrot

Enghien Les Bains · 1997 · Réti Opening · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Etienne Bacrot
Result 0-1
Event Enghien Les Bains
Site Enghien Les Bains
Round 1
Date 1997.03.14
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5k2/p4p2/1p6/5p2/1PP1nP2/P2p3p/1B2r2P/2R2K2 w - - 2 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.b3 Bg4
  3. 3.Bb2 Bxf3
  4. 4.gxf3 Nf6
  5. 5.e3 c5
  6. 6.f4 Nc6
  7. 7.Bg2 e6
  8. 8.d3 g6
  9. 9.c4 Bg7
  10. 10.Nc3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O d4
  12. 12.Na4 Qd6
  13. 13.Rb1 Rac8
  14. 14.Bc1 b6
  15. 15.a3 dxe3
  16. 16.fxe3 Rfd8
  17. 17.Nb2 e5
  18. 18.Kh1 exf4
  19. 19.exf4 Nd4
  20. 20.Na4 Nf5
  21. 21.Rb2 Nh5
  22. 22.Rc2 Bh6
  23. 23.Bh3 Qxd3
  24. 24.Qxd3 Rxd3
  25. 25.Bxf5 gxf5
  26. 26.Nc3 Nf6
  27. 27.Bb2 Kf8
  28. 28.Kg2 Re8
  29. 29.Bc1 Bg7
  30. 30.Rf3 Red8
  31. 31.b4 Rxf3
  32. 32.Kxf3 Rd3+
  33. 33.Kg2 Ne4
  34. 34.Nd5 Bd4
  35. 35.Nc7 h5
  36. 36.Nb5 h4
  37. 37.Nxd4 cxd4
  38. 38.Bb2 h3+
  39. 39.Kf1 Rf3+
  40. 40.Ke2 Re3+
  41. 41.Kf1 d3
  42. 42.Rc1 Re2

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