Viktor Korchnoi vs Etienne Bacrot

Cannes Generations · 1998 · English Opening · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Etienne Bacrot
Result 1-0
Event Cannes Generations
Site Cannes
Round 3
Date 1998.00.00
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r3b2/6pk/2R1N1p1/2n3P1/1p1N1P2/1P2P3/8/6K1 b - - 4 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 c6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 Be7
  7. 7.cxd5 cxd5
  8. 8.Bg2 Nc6
  9. 9.Qa4 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Ng4
  11. 11.Bd4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Bc5
  13. 13.O-O Bd7
  14. 14.Qd1 Qf6
  15. 15.e3 Qh6
  16. 16.Nf3 Rad8
  17. 17.Re1 Be6
  18. 18.Qd3 a6
  19. 19.Rad1 b5
  20. 20.h3 Nf6
  21. 21.g4 Nd7
  22. 22.Nxd5 Nb6
  23. 23.g5 Qg6
  24. 24.Qxg6 hxg6
  25. 25.Nc7 Rxd1
  26. 26.Rxd1 Bxa2
  27. 27.Nxa6 Be7
  28. 28.h4 f6
  29. 29.Nc7 Bc4
  30. 30.Nd4 fxg5
  31. 31.hxg5 b4
  32. 32.Rc1 Bf7
  33. 33.f4 Rc8
  34. 34.Rc6 Kh7
  35. 35.Bh3 Rb8
  36. 36.Be6 Bxe6
  37. 37.Rxe6 Bf8
  38. 38.b3 Nd7
  39. 39.Rc6 Nc5
  40. 40.Nce6

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