Viktor Korchnoi vs Pia Cramling

Flamenco Veterans-Women · 1999 · Benko Gambit · 1-0 in 72 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Pia Cramling
Result 1-0
Event Flamenco Veterans-Women
Site Marbella
Round 5
Date 1999.10.26
Opening Benko Gambit (A59)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4knKP/8/2P5/3N4/5N2/1b6/8 b - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 b5
  4. 4.cxb5 a6
  5. 5.bxa6 g6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bxa6
  7. 7.e4 Bxf1
  8. 8.Kxf1 d6
  9. 9.g3 Bg7
  10. 10.Kg2 O-O
  11. 11.Nf3 Nbd7
  12. 12.h3 Ra6
  13. 13.Re1 Qa8
  14. 14.Bg5 h6
  15. 15.Bd2 e6
  16. 16.dxe6 fxe6
  17. 17.a4 g5
  18. 18.Ra3 Rb6
  19. 19.Bc1 Qc6
  20. 20.Rb3 Ra6
  21. 21.Ra3 d5
  22. 22.exd5 exd5
  23. 23.Kg1 d4
  24. 24.Nb5 Nd5
  25. 25.h4 g4
  26. 26.Nh2 h5
  27. 27.b3 Qg6
  28. 28.Ra2 Nb4
  29. 29.Rd2 Ne5
  30. 30.Ba3 Ned3
  31. 31.Bxb4 Nxb4
  32. 32.Qc1 Bh6
  33. 33.Qc4+ Qf7
  34. 34.Qxf7+ Rxf7
  35. 35.Rdd1 Rf5
  36. 36.Re8+ Kf7
  37. 37.Rde1 Bf8
  38. 38.R8e5 Raf6
  39. 39.Rxf5 Rxf5
  40. 40.Kg2 Nd5
  41. 41.a5 Nb4
  42. 42.f3 Nc2
  43. 43.Re4 c4
  44. 44.bxc4 d3
  45. 45.Nf1 gxf3+
  46. 46.Kh3 Nb4
  47. 47.Rf4 Kf6
  48. 48.Nd2 Bh6
  49. 49.Rxf5+ Kxf5
  50. 50.Nd4+ Ke5
  51. 51.N4xf3+ Kd6
  52. 52.Nb3 Na6
  53. 53.g4 hxg4+
  54. 54.Kxg4 Nc5
  55. 55.Nbd2 Kc7
  56. 56.Kf5 Nb7
  57. 57.Ke4 Nxa5
  58. 58.Kxd3 Kd6
  59. 59.Ng5 Bg7
  60. 60.Ke4 Bc3
  61. 61.Kf5 Ke7
  62. 62.Nge4 Ba1
  63. 63.Kg6 Nc6
  64. 64.Nf3 Nb8
  65. 65.Nc5 Nc6
  66. 66.Nb3 Bc3
  67. 67.h5 Nd8
  68. 68.Nbd4 Nb7
  69. 69.h6 Nd8
  70. 70.h7 Nf7
  71. 71.Kg7 Bb2
  72. 72.c5

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