Viktor Korchnoi vs Christian Gabriel

Bad Homburg · 1998 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Christian Gabriel
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bad Homburg
Site Bad Homburg
Round 1
Date 1998.07.17
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D54)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p2/p2q2p1/2p4p/2Q4P/PP4P1/5PK1/8 w - - 3 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
  11. 11.Bd3 c5
  12. 12.Ne2 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O Nf6
  14. 14.dxc5 bxc5
  15. 15.b3 Bb7
  16. 16.Ng3 g6
  17. 17.Re1 Rfd8
  18. 18.Qc2 Rac8
  19. 19.Qb2 h5
  20. 20.h3 Qd6
  21. 21.e4 dxe4
  22. 22.Nxe4 Nxe4
  23. 23.Bxe4 Bxe4
  24. 24.Rxe4 Re8
  25. 25.Qe2 Rxe4
  26. 26.Qxe4 Rd8
  27. 27.g3 Qf6
  28. 28.Qe3 Rd5
  29. 29.Kg2 Qc6
  30. 30.Qe4 Qd7
  31. 31.Rc3 Kg7
  32. 32.Re3 a6
  33. 33.Rf3 Kg8
  34. 34.Qe2 Rd6
  35. 35.h4 Qc6
  36. 36.Kh2 Re6
  37. 37.Qd1 Rd6
  38. 38.Rd3 Rxd3
  39. 39.Qxd3 Qf6
  40. 40.Kg2 Qc6+
  41. 41.Kf1 Kf8
  42. 42.Qc4 Qd6
  43. 43.Qe4 Qd1+
  44. 44.Kg2 Qd6
  45. 45.a3 Kg7
  46. 46.Qc4 Kg8

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