Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov

Candidats final · 1974 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats final
Site Moscow
Round 5
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/6K1/8/2p4P/3k4/6n1/2R5 w - - 1 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 Be7
  6. 6.d4 O-O
  7. 7.Qc2 c5
  8. 8.d5 exd5
  9. 9.Ng5 g6
  10. 10.Qd1 d6
  11. 11.cxd5 Na6
  12. 12.O-O Nd7
  13. 13.Nf3 Nc7
  14. 14.a3 Bf6
  15. 15.e4 b5
  16. 16.Bf4 Nb6
  17. 17.Re1 a5
  18. 18.Qc2 Bg7
  19. 19.Rad1 b4
  20. 20.Nb1 Ba6
  21. 21.h4 Re8
  22. 22.Bg5 Qd7
  23. 23.Kh2 bxa3
  24. 24.Nxa3 Qa4
  25. 25.e5 Bf8
  26. 26.Qxa4 Nxa4
  27. 27.exd6 Bxd6
  28. 28.Bc1 Rab8
  29. 29.Nd2 Be2
  30. 30.Ndc4 Bxd1
  31. 31.Rxd1 Red8
  32. 32.Nxd6 Rxd6
  33. 33.Nc4 Rf6
  34. 34.Bf4 Rxf4
  35. 35.gxf4 Nxb2
  36. 36.Rb1 a4
  37. 37.d6 Ne6
  38. 38.Bd5 a3
  39. 39.Nxa3 Nxf4
  40. 40.Bf3 Rb4
  41. 41.d7 Ne6
  42. 42.Nc2 Rb8
  43. 43.Ne3 Kf8
  44. 44.Nc4 Rb4
  45. 45.Bd5 Rxc4
  46. 46.Bxe6 Ke7
  47. 47.Bxc4 Nxc4
  48. 48.Rd1 Kd8
  49. 49.Kg3 Ne5
  50. 50.Kf4 Nxd7
  51. 51.Kg5 Ke7
  52. 52.Kh6 Ne5
  53. 53.Kxh7 Nf3
  54. 54.Rh1 Ke6
  55. 55.Kg7 c4
  56. 56.Rh3 Ne5
  57. 57.Ra3 Kf5
  58. 58.Rc3 Ke4
  59. 59.Rc1 Kd4
  60. 60.f4 Nd3
  61. 61.Rf1 Ke4
  62. 62.f5 Ne5
  63. 63.Kf6 Ng4+
  64. 64.Kg5 Ne3
  65. 65.fxg6 fxg6
  66. 66.Rc1 Kd3
  67. 67.Kxg6 Ng2

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