Viktor Korchnoi vs David Bronstein

URS-chT · 1962 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 76 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black David Bronstein
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-chT
Site Leningrad
Date 1962.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D25)
Moves 76
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Final Position

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

8/8/3R4/8/P1k1rn2/8/3K4/8 w - - 4 77

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 g6
  5. 5.Bxc4 Bg7
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nfd7
  8. 8.a4 a5
  9. 9.e4 Nb6
  10. 10.Bb3 Bg4
  11. 11.Be3 Nc6
  12. 12.Nb5 Nb4
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Qxf3 c6
  15. 15.Nc3 Kh8
  16. 16.Rad1 Nd7
  17. 17.Qe2 e6
  18. 18.d5 exd5
  19. 19.exd5 Qe7
  20. 20.d6 Qh4
  21. 21.Qd2 h6
  22. 22.f3 b6
  23. 23.Bf2 Qh5
  24. 24.Rfe1 Nc5
  25. 25.Bc4 Rad8
  26. 26.Re7 Qf5
  27. 27.d7 Qf6
  28. 28.Qe2 Kh7
  29. 29.Bxc5 bxc5
  30. 30.Re8 Qh4
  31. 31.Rxf8 Rxf8
  32. 32.Qe8 Bd4+
  33. 33.Kh1 Kg7
  34. 34.Bxf7 Nc2
  35. 35.Ne2 Ne3
  36. 36.Nxd4 cxd4
  37. 37.Rc1 Qg5
  38. 38.Rg1 Nf5
  39. 39.Re1 Nd6
  40. 40.d8=Q Qxd8
  41. 41.Qxd8 Rxd8
  42. 42.Ba2 Nf5
  43. 43.Bb1 Ne3
  44. 44.Be4 c5
  45. 45.b3 g5
  46. 46.Kg1 Kf6
  47. 47.Kf2 Ke5
  48. 48.g3 Rb8
  49. 49.Rb1 h5
  50. 50.Bd3 Rb4
  51. 51.h4 gxh4
  52. 52.f4+ Kf6
  53. 53.gxh4 Nd5
  54. 54.Rc1 Nxf4
  55. 55.Bb5 Ne6
  56. 56.Bd7 Nf4
  57. 57.Bb5 Rxb3
  58. 58.Rxc5 Ra3
  59. 59.Rc8 Rh3
  60. 60.Rf8+ Ke5
  61. 61.Re8+ Kd5
  62. 62.Rd8+ Kc5
  63. 63.Rc8+ Kd6
  64. 64.Rd8+ Ke6
  65. 65.Rxd4 Ke5
  66. 66.Rd8 Rxh4
  67. 67.Re8+ Kd4
  68. 68.Ra8 Rg4
  69. 69.Rxa5 Nh3+
  70. 70.Ke1 h4
  71. 71.Bf1 Re4+
  72. 72.Kd2 Ng1
  73. 73.Rf5 h3
  74. 74.Bxh3 Nxh3
  75. 75.Rf6 Nf4
  76. 76.Rd6+ Kc4

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