Viktor Korchnoi vs Mikhail M Ivanov

Enghien Les Bains · 1997 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Mikhail M Ivanov
Result 1-0
Event Enghien Les Bains
Site Enghien Les Bains
Round 4
Date 1997.03.17
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E99)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5Qbk/n2p4/8/1P2PR2/P5PK/1q5P/8 b - - 8 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.Be2 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nc6
  8. 8.d5 Ne7
  9. 9.Ne1 Nd7
  10. 10.Be3 f5
  11. 11.f3 f4
  12. 12.Bf2 g5
  13. 13.Rc1 Ng6
  14. 14.c5 Nxc5
  15. 15.b4 Na6
  16. 16.Nb5 Bd7
  17. 17.Nxa7 h5
  18. 18.a3 g4
  19. 19.fxg4 f3
  20. 20.Bxf3 hxg4
  21. 21.Bxg4 Rxf2
  22. 22.Rxf2 Rxa7
  23. 23.Rc3 Ra8
  24. 24.Rg3 Nf4
  25. 25.Nc2 Qe7
  26. 26.Ne3 Rf8
  27. 27.Bxd7 Qxd7
  28. 28.Rg5 c6
  29. 29.Nf5 Rxf5
  30. 30.Rxf5 cxd5
  31. 31.R2xf4 exf4
  32. 32.Qxd5+ Kh7
  33. 33.Rxf4 Qe7
  34. 34.Rf7 Qh4
  35. 35.g3 Qd8
  36. 36.Qxb7 Qg5
  37. 37.Rf4 Qe5
  38. 38.Qf7 Qd4+
  39. 39.Kg2 Qb2+
  40. 40.Kh3

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