Viktor Korchnoi vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Yalta rapid · 1995 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 0-1
Event Yalta rapid
Site Yalta
Round 6
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E48)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/R7/3kr3/8/8/3pnK2/1P6/8 w - - 4 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Bd3 Nc6
  6. 6.Ne2 cxd4
  7. 7.exd4 d5
  8. 8.O-O dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 O-O
  10. 10.a3 Bd6
  11. 11.Qd3 b6
  12. 12.Rd1 h6
  13. 13.Ne4 Bb7
  14. 14.Nxd6 Qxd6
  15. 15.Bf4 Qd7
  16. 16.Qh3 Nd5
  17. 17.Bxh6 gxh6
  18. 18.Qxh6 Nce7
  19. 19.Rd3 Nf5
  20. 20.Qg5+ Ng7
  21. 21.Rh3 Rac8
  22. 22.Qh6 f6
  23. 23.Qh7+ Kf7
  24. 24.Rg3 Rg8
  25. 25.Qg6+ Kf8
  26. 26.Bxd5 Bxd5
  27. 27.Qxf6+ Qf7
  28. 28.Qe5 Nf5
  29. 29.Rxg8+ Kxg8
  30. 30.Nc3 Qg7
  31. 31.Nxd5 Qxe5
  32. 32.dxe5 exd5
  33. 33.Rd1 Kf7
  34. 34.g4 Ne7
  35. 35.f4 Rc4
  36. 36.Rf1 Ng6
  37. 37.e6+ Ke7
  38. 38.f5 Rxg4+
  39. 39.Kh1 Rf4
  40. 40.Rg1 Nh4
  41. 41.Rg7+ Kf8
  42. 42.Rf7+ Ke8
  43. 43.Kg1 Nxf5
  44. 44.Rxa7 Ne3
  45. 45.h4 Rxh4
  46. 46.Kf2 Nd1+
  47. 47.Kf3 Re4
  48. 48.Rd7 Ne3
  49. 49.Ra7 Rxe6
  50. 50.a4 d4
  51. 51.a5 bxa5
  52. 52.Rxa5 d3
  53. 53.Ra8+ Ke7
  54. 54.Ra7+ Kd6

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