Viktor Korchnoi vs Alexander Finkel

Beersheba 16th · 1997 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Alexander Finkel
Result 1-0
Event Beersheba 16th
Site Beersheba
Round 5
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4R3/6p1/3k4/r6P/7K/6P1/8 b - - 9 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bb5+ c6
  8. 8.Ba4 b5
  9. 9.Bb3 a5
  10. 10.Nf3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O c5
  12. 12.Rb1 Ba6
  13. 13.Re1 Nc6
  14. 14.d5 Ne5
  15. 15.Bf4 Qd6
  16. 16.Nxe5 Bxe5
  17. 17.Bxe5 Qxe5
  18. 18.Qd2 Rab8
  19. 19.f4 Qc7
  20. 20.e5 Rfd8
  21. 21.Rbd1 c4
  22. 22.Bc2 Qc5+
  23. 23.Kh1 e6
  24. 24.d6 b4
  25. 25.f5 exf5
  26. 26.Bxf5 bxc3
  27. 27.Qg5 Bb5
  28. 28.Rc1 Bd7
  29. 29.Bxd7 Rxd7
  30. 30.Qg4 Rdb7
  31. 31.Qe4 c2
  32. 32.Qxc2 Rb2
  33. 33.Qe4 c3
  34. 34.h3 Rd2
  35. 35.Rf1 Re8
  36. 36.Qf3 Qd5
  37. 37.Rxc3 Qxf3
  38. 38.Rcxf3 Rxe5
  39. 39.Rxf7 Rxd6
  40. 40.Rf8+ Kg7
  41. 41.R1f7+ Kh6
  42. 42.Rh8 Kg5
  43. 43.Rhxh7 Re2
  44. 44.Rf3 Rxa2
  45. 45.h4+ Kg4
  46. 46.Kh2 Rad2
  47. 47.Rg3+ Kf5
  48. 48.Rf7+ Ke6
  49. 49.Rg7 Kf5
  50. 50.Rg5+ Kf4
  51. 51.Rf7+ Ke4
  52. 52.Rxa5 R2d5
  53. 53.Rxd5 Kxd5
  54. 54.Re7 Ra6
  55. 55.Kh3 Kd6
  56. 56.Re4 Kd5
  57. 57.Re3 Ra4
  58. 58.Re7

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