Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov

The Game

White	Viktor Korchnoi
Black	Anatoly Karpov
Result	1-0
Event	Hastings7172
Site	Hastings
Round	14
Date	1971.00.00
Opening	Queen's Pawn Game (A47)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/6p1/p2p4/2PP4/2PbP2Q/8/1P3P1P/1K6 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.Nf3 e6
3. 3.Bg5 b6
4. 4.e4 h6
5. 5.Bxf6 Qxf6
6. 6.Bd3 Bb7
7. 7.Nbd2 d6
8. 8.Qe2 a6
9. 9.O-O-O Nd7
10. 10.Kb1 e5
11. 11.c3 Be7
12. 12.Nc4 O-O
13. 13.Bc2 Rfe8
14. 14.d5 c5
15. 15.Ne3 Bf8
16. 16.g4 Qd8
17. 17.g5 h5
18. 18.g6 fxg6
19. 19.Rhg1 Qf6
20. 20.Ng5 Be7
21. 21.Ne6 Nf8
22. 22.Nc7 Qf7
23. 23.Rdf1 b5
24. 24.Nxa8 Bxa8
25. 25.c4 Rb8
26. 26.Bd3 Qe8
27. 27.Rc1 Bf6
28. 28.Rg2 Rb6
29. 29.Rcg1 Rb8
30. 30.Qf1 b4
31. 31.Be2 h4
32. 32.Rxg6 Qxg6
33. 33.Rxg6 Nxg6
34. 34.Bg4 Nf4
35. 35.Qd1 b3
36. 36.axb3 Bb7
37. 37.Ng2 Bc8
38. 38.Bxc8 Rxc8
39. 39.Qg4 Re8
40. 40.Nxf4 exf4
41. 41.Qxf4 Be5
42. 42.Qxh4 Rf8
43. 43.b4 Bd4
44. 44.bxc5

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