Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov

Candidats final · 1974 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 79 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Candidats final
Site Moscow
Round 19
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/5q2/8/6p1/1R1K1k2/7Q b - - 40 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bg5 e6
  3. 3.e4 h6
  4. 4.Bxf6 Qxf6
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.Nc3 g6
  7. 7.Qd2 Qe7
  8. 8.O-O-O a6
  9. 9.h4 Bg7
  10. 10.g3 b5
  11. 11.Bh3 b4
  12. 12.Nd5 exd5
  13. 13.Bxc8 O-O
  14. 14.Bb7 Ra7
  15. 15.Bxd5 c6
  16. 16.Bb3 Qxe4
  17. 17.Qd3 Qxd3
  18. 18.Rxd3 Nd7
  19. 19.Re1 Nb6
  20. 20.a4 bxa3
  21. 21.bxa3 a5
  22. 22.Rde3 Bf6
  23. 23.a4 c5
  24. 24.dxc5 dxc5
  25. 25.Nd2 Kg7
  26. 26.Rf3 Rc7
  27. 27.Nc4 Nxc4
  28. 28.Bxc4 Rd8
  29. 29.c3 Rcd7
  30. 30.Kc2 Rd2+
  31. 31.Kb3 Rd1
  32. 32.Rxd1 Rxd1
  33. 33.Bb5 Rd5
  34. 34.Re3 Re5
  35. 35.Rd3 Re2
  36. 36.Rf3 Re5
  37. 37.Kc4 Rf5
  38. 38.Rd3 Rxf2
  39. 39.Kxc5 Be5
  40. 40.Kb6 Rg2
  41. 41.c4 Rxg3
  42. 42.Rd7 g5
  43. 43.hxg5 hxg5
  44. 44.c5 Rc3
  45. 45.c6 g4
  46. 46.c7 g3
  47. 47.Bc6 Bxc7+
  48. 48.Rxc7 Kh6
  49. 49.Rc8 f5
  50. 50.Rf8 Rxc6+
  51. 51.Kxc6 Kg5
  52. 52.Rg8+ Kf4
  53. 53.Kb5 Kf3
  54. 54.Kxa5 f4
  55. 55.Kb4 Kg2
  56. 56.a5 f3
  57. 57.a6 f2
  58. 58.a7 f1=Q
  59. 59.a8=Q+ Qf3
  60. 60.Qa2+ Qf2
  61. 61.Qd5+ Qf3
  62. 62.Qd2+ Qf2
  63. 63.Kc3 Kg1
  64. 64.Qd1+ Kg2
  65. 65.Qd3 Qc5+
  66. 66.Kb3 Qb6+
  67. 67.Kc2 Qc6+
  68. 68.Kd2 Qh6+
  69. 69.Qe3 Qh4
  70. 70.Rb8 Qf6
  71. 71.Rb6 Qf5
  72. 72.Rb2 Kh2
  73. 73.Qh6+ Kg1
  74. 74.Qb6+ Kh2
  75. 75.Qb8 Kh3
  76. 76.Qh8+ Kg4
  77. 77.Rb4+ Kf3
  78. 78.Qh1+ Kf2
  79. 79.Rb2

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