Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov

World Championship 29th · 1978 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 61 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 0-1
Event World Championship 29th
Site Baguio City
Round 13
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D53)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7k/1bP3p1/7p/4rP1Q/3N3P/2BK4/q7 w - - 6 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 b6
  8. 8.Bxf6 Bxf6
  9. 9.cxd5 exd5
  10. 10.g3 c6
  11. 11.Bg2 Bf5
  12. 12.O-O Qd6
  13. 13.e3 Nd7
  14. 14.Ne1 Rfe8
  15. 15.Nd3 g6
  16. 16.Nf4 Bg7
  17. 17.g4 Be6
  18. 18.h3 Nf8
  19. 19.Nxe6 Nxe6
  20. 20.Qd3 Rad8
  21. 21.Rc2 Nc7
  22. 22.Na4 Qd7
  23. 23.b3 Re6
  24. 24.Nc3 Rd6
  25. 25.b4 Bf8
  26. 26.Ne2 b5
  27. 27.Qb3 Na8
  28. 28.a4 bxa4
  29. 29.Qxa4 Nb6
  30. 30.Qb3 Rb8
  31. 31.Nf4 Nc4
  32. 32.Qa4 f5
  33. 33.gxf5 Qxf5
  34. 34.Qxa7 Rxb4
  35. 35.Ra2 Qc8
  36. 36.Rc1 Rb7
  37. 37.Qa4 Rf7
  38. 38.Rxc4 dxc4
  39. 39.Qxc4 Qf5
  40. 40.Nd3 Bg7
  41. 41.Ra7 Rf6
  42. 42.Rxf7 Rxf7
  43. 43.d5 Be5
  44. 44.dxc6 Kg7
  45. 45.Be4 Qg5+
  46. 46.Kf1 Bd6
  47. 47.Bd5 Re7
  48. 48.Bf3 h5
  49. 49.Bd1 Qf5
  50. 50.Ke2 Re4
  51. 51.Qc3+ Qf6
  52. 52.Qb3 Qf5
  53. 53.Qb7+ Re7
  54. 54.Qb2+ Kh7
  55. 55.Qd4 Bc7
  56. 56.Qh4 Re4
  57. 57.f4 Bb6
  58. 58.Bc2 Rxe3+
  59. 59.Kd2 Qa5+
  60. 60.Kd1 Qa1+
  61. 61.Kd2 Re4

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