Viktor Korchnoi vs Anatoly Karpov

The Game

White	Viktor Korchnoi
Black	Anatoly Karpov
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	World Championship 29th
Site	Baguio City
Round	23
Date	1978.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves	42

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Final Position

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

8/P4pkp/4r3/5p2/8/3p1P2/3R1KPP/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 Nf6
2. 2.Nc3 e6
3. 3.Nf3 d5
4. 4.d4 Be7
5. 5.Bf4 O-O
6. 6.e3 c5
7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
8. 8.Qc2 Nc6
9. 9.Rd1 Qa5
10. 10.a3 Be7
11. 11.Nd2 e5
12. 12.Bg5 d4
13. 13.Nb3 Qb6
14. 14.Bxf6 Bxf6
15. 15.Nd5 Qd8
16. 16.Bd3 g6
17. 17.exd4 Nxd4
18. 18.Nxd4 exd4
19. 19.Nxf6+ Qxf6
20. 20.O-O Be6
21. 21.Rfe1 Rac8
22. 22.b3 Rfd8
23. 23.Be4 Rc7
24. 24.Qd2 Bg4
25. 25.f3 Be6
26. 26.a4 b6
27. 27.a5 b5
28. 28.cxb5 Bxb3
29. 29.Rb1 Bd5
30. 30.b6 axb6
31. 31.Rxb6 Rc6
32. 32.Rxc6 Bxc6
33. 33.Bd3 Bd7
34. 34.a6 Bf5
35. 35.Qf4 Kg7
36. 36.Bxf5 Qxf5
37. 37.Qxf5 gxf5
38. 38.Ra1 d3
39. 39.Kf2 Re8
40. 40.Ra2 Re7
41. 41.Rd2 Re6
42. 42.a7

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