Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov

The Game

White	Viktor Korchnoi
Black	Anatoly Karpov
Result	0-1
Event	Moscow
Site	Moscow
Date	1971.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A30)
Moves	38

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/p4n2/1p3p2/1P3Q1p/P4Pp1/2q1B1P1/2p2K1P/2R5 w - - 4 39

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
3. 3.g3 d5
4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
5. 5.Bg2 g6
6. 6.d4 Bg7
7. 7.e4 Nc7
8. 8.d5 Nb5
9. 9.O-O O-O
10. 10.Qc2 Na6
11. 11.Bf4 Bg4
12. 12.Nbd2 Nd4
13. 13.Nxd4 cxd4
14. 14.Nf3 Qb6
15. 15.Ne5 Bxe5
16. 16.Bxe5 f6
17. 17.Bf4 Rac8
18. 18.Qa4 g5
19. 19.Bc1 Be2
20. 20.Re1 d3
21. 21.Bf1 Bxf1
22. 22.Rxf1 Rc2
23. 23.Be3 Nc5
24. 24.Qd4 e5
25. 25.dxe6 Qxe6
26. 26.Rac1 Rc8
27. 27.b4 Nxe4
28. 28.Rxc2 dxc2
29. 29.Rc1 b6
30. 30.f3 Nd6
31. 31.Qd3 Rc6
32. 32.a4 Qc4
33. 33.Qd2 Nf7
34. 34.f4 g4
35. 35.b5 Rc8
36. 36.Qd7 h5
37. 37.Kf2 Qc3
38. 38.Qf5 Re8

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