Viktor Korchnoi vs Pia Cramling

Cancan Veterans-Women · 1998 · Benko Gambit · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Pia Cramling
Result 1-0
Event Cancan Veterans-Women
Site Roquebrune
Round 5
Date 1998.09.11
Opening Benko Gambit (A57)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/6k1/3NKp1p/7P/4B1P1/5P2/r7 b - - 10 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 b5
  4. 4.Nf3 g6
  5. 5.cxb5 a6
  6. 6.Qc2 axb5
  7. 7.e4 Ba6
  8. 8.Qxc5 Nxe4
  9. 9.Qd4 Nf6
  10. 10.Nc3 Bg7
  11. 11.Bd2 O-O
  12. 12.Bxb5 Bxb5
  13. 13.Nxb5 Ne8
  14. 14.Qc4 Bxb2
  15. 15.Rb1 Bg7
  16. 16.O-O Na6
  17. 17.Rfc1 Nf6
  18. 18.d6 exd6
  19. 19.Nxd6 Qe7
  20. 20.Rb6 Qe6
  21. 21.Qf1 Nb8
  22. 22.Nc4 Nc6
  23. 23.a3 Ne4
  24. 24.Be3 Rfb8
  25. 25.a4 d5
  26. 26.Rxb8+ Rxb8
  27. 27.Ncd2 Nc3
  28. 28.Kh1 Ra8
  29. 29.Nb3 Nxa4
  30. 30.Qb5 Nc3
  31. 31.Qc5 Rb8
  32. 32.Rxc3 Bxc3
  33. 33.Qxc3 d4
  34. 34.Nbxd4 Nxd4
  35. 35.Qxd4 Rb1+
  36. 36.Ng1 f6
  37. 37.h3 h5
  38. 38.Qd3 Qf5
  39. 39.Qxf5 gxf5
  40. 40.h4 Kf7
  41. 41.Kh2 Rb2
  42. 42.Nh3 Rb8
  43. 43.Nf4 Rh8
  44. 44.g3 Kg7
  45. 45.Kg2 Kf7
  46. 46.Kf3 Rh7
  47. 47.Bd4 Rh8
  48. 48.Ke3 Re8+
  49. 49.Kd3 Rh8
  50. 50.Nd5 Rd8
  51. 51.Nxf6 Kg6
  52. 52.Kc4 Rc8+
  53. 53.Kd5 Rc1
  54. 54.Ke5 Re1+
  55. 55.Be3 Ra1
  56. 56.Nd5

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