Viktor Korchnoi vs Tigran Petrosian

The Game

White	Viktor Korchnoi
Black	Tigran Petrosian
Result	1-0
Event	Candidats sf2
Site	Odessa
Round	5
Date	1974.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B39)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/pp6/5P2/3NRk2/2P2Pp1/1P3bR1/P4K1P/r7 b - - 8 43

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 g6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Nxd4 Bg7
5. 5.e4 Nf6
6. 6.Nc3 Nc6
7. 7.Be3 Ng4
8. 8.Qxg4 Nxd4
9. 9.Qd1 Ne6
10. 10.Qd2 d6
11. 11.Be2 Qa5
12. 12.Rc1 Bd7
13. 13.O-O Nc5
14. 14.Bh6 O-O
15. 15.Bxg7 Kxg7
16. 16.b3 Bc6
17. 17.Rfe1 Ne6
18. 18.Bg4 Rad8
19. 19.Re3 Nf4
20. 20.g3 h5
21. 21.Qb2 hxg4
22. 22.Nd5+ e5
23. 23.gxf4 Rde8
24. 24.Rg3 Bd7
25. 25.Rd1 f6
26. 26.fxe5 Rxe5
27. 27.Nc3 Qc5
28. 28.Qd2 f5
29. 29.Qxd6 Qxd6
30. 30.Rxd6 Bc6
31. 31.f3 Kh6
32. 32.f4 Ree8
33. 33.exf5 Bf3
34. 34.Rxg6+ Kh7
35. 35.Rg5 Re1+
36. 36.Kf2 Rh1
37. 37.Rh5+ Kg7
38. 38.Nd5 Ra1
39. 39.f6+ Kg6
40. 40.Rg5+ Kf7
41. 41.Rg7+ Ke6
42. 42.Re7+ Kf5
43. 43.Re5+

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