Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov

URS-ch38 Riga · 1970 · English Opening · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch38 Riga
Site Riga
Round 9
Date 1970.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/P3k3/4P2p/8/1PK3pr/6R1/8 b - - 3 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Qxd4 Nxc3
  7. 7.Qxc3 Nc6
  8. 8.e4 a6
  9. 9.Bc4 Qa5
  10. 10.Bd2 Qxc3
  11. 11.Bxc3 e6
  12. 12.O-O Rg8
  13. 13.Rfd1 b5
  14. 14.Bd3 f6
  15. 15.a4 b4
  16. 16.Bd4 Nxd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Bc5
  18. 18.Bc4 Bxd4
  19. 19.Rxd4 Ke7
  20. 20.Rad1 Ra7
  21. 21.b3 a5
  22. 22.Rd6 Bd7
  23. 23.f4 Rc8
  24. 24.e5 fxe5
  25. 25.fxe5 Rc5
  26. 26.Re1 h6
  27. 27.h4 Ra8
  28. 28.Re3 Rc6
  29. 29.Rd4 Rc5
  30. 30.Rd6 Rc6
  31. 31.Rxc6 Bxc6
  32. 32.Rg3 Rg8
  33. 33.Kf2 g5
  34. 34.Ke3 g4
  35. 35.Kd4 h5
  36. 36.Kc5 Be4
  37. 37.Kb6 Ra8
  38. 38.Bd3 Bf5
  39. 39.Re3 Rc8
  40. 40.Bc4 Bc2
  41. 41.Kb5 Ra8
  42. 42.Re2 Bg6
  43. 43.g3 Bf5
  44. 44.Rd2 Be4
  45. 45.Rd6 Bd5
  46. 46.Bxd5 exd5
  47. 47.Rxd5 Ke6
  48. 48.Rc5 Ra7
  49. 49.Kb6 Rd7
  50. 50.Kxa5 Rd3
  51. 51.Kxb4 Rxg3
  52. 52.a5 Rg1
  53. 53.Rc2 g3
  54. 54.Ra2 Rh1
  55. 55.a6 Rxh4+
  56. 56.Kc3 Rh3
  57. 57.Rg2

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