Viktor Korchnoi vs Robert Fontaine

Enghien Les Bains · 1997 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Robert Fontaine
Result 1-0
Event Enghien Les Bains
Site Enghien Les Bains
Round 2
Date 1997.03.15
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b5/p3k3/8/PPN1pPpn/7p/3BP2P/3K2P1/8 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.e3 Nd7
  8. 8.Bd3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 g6
  10. 10.O-O Bg7
  11. 11.Rc1 O-O
  12. 12.e4 e5
  13. 13.d5 Nb6
  14. 14.dxc6 bxc6
  15. 15.Be2 Be6
  16. 16.Qc2 Rfd8
  17. 17.Nd1 Rac8
  18. 18.Ba6 Rb8
  19. 19.Ne3 h5
  20. 20.b3 Rd6
  21. 21.Rfd1 Rbd8
  22. 22.Rxd6 Rxd6
  23. 23.Bb7 Bg4
  24. 24.Ne1 Bh6
  25. 25.Bxc6 Bxe3
  26. 26.fxe3 Qd8
  27. 27.Qc3 f6
  28. 28.Bb5 Rd1
  29. 29.h3 Be6
  30. 30.Be2 Rxc1
  31. 31.Qxc1 Kg7
  32. 32.Nd3 Qd6
  33. 33.Qc5 Qxc5
  34. 34.Nxc5 Bc8
  35. 35.b4 Kf7
  36. 36.Bb5 Ke7
  37. 37.Kf2 g5
  38. 38.Ke1 Na8
  39. 39.Kd2 Nc7
  40. 40.Be2 h4
  41. 41.Kc3 Kd6
  42. 42.a4 f5
  43. 43.exf5 Nd5+
  44. 44.Kd2 Ke7
  45. 45.b5 Nf6
  46. 46.Bd3 Nh5
  47. 47.a5

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