Viktor Korchnoi vs Miguel Najdorf

The Game

White	Viktor Korchnoi
Black	Miguel Najdorf
Result	1-0
Event	Hoogovens
Site	Wijk aan Zee
Round	4
Date	1971.00.00
Opening	Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves	40

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

Q7/5Ppk/4Pn1p/1p2qP2/7P/1P6/6P1/2RK4 b - - 6 40

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 Nf6
2. 2.Nc3 e6
3. 3.Nf3 d5
4. 4.d4 c5
5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
6. 6.e4 Nxc3
7. 7.bxc3 cxd4
8. 8.cxd4 Bb4+
9. 9.Bd2 Bxd2+
10. 10.Qxd2 O-O
11. 11.Bc4 b6
12. 12.O-O Bb7
13. 13.Rfe1 Nd7
14. 14.Rad1 Rc8
15. 15.Bd3 Re8
16. 16.Qe3 Rc3
17. 17.e5 Qc7
18. 18.Ng5 Nf8
19. 19.Ne4 Bxe4
20. 20.Qxe4 Rd8
21. 21.h4 Qe7
22. 22.Qg4 Ra3
23. 23.Bc4 b5
24. 24.Bb3 a5
25. 25.d5 a4
26. 26.dxe6 axb3
27. 27.exf7+ Kh8
28. 28.Rxd8 Qxd8
29. 29.axb3 Qe7
30. 30.e6 Ra6
31. 31.f4 h6
32. 32.f5 Nh7
33. 33.Rc1 Ra8
34. 34.Qf4 Nf6
35. 35.Qc7 Qb4
36. 36.Qc8+ Kh7
37. 37.Qxa8 Qd4+
38. 38.Kf1 Qf4+
39. 39.Ke2 Qe5+
40. 40.Kd1

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