Viktor Korchnoi vs Tigran Petrosian

The Game

White	Viktor Korchnoi
Black	Tigran Petrosian
Result	1-0
Event	Candidats qf4
Site	Velden
Round	9
Date	1980.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r6/p1n3pk/r4p1p/5R1P/4N3/PP2P1P1/K2R1P2/8 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 e6
2. 2.Nc3 d5
3. 3.d4 Nf6
4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
5. 5.cxd5 exd5
6. 6.Bf4 c6
7. 7.e3 Be7
8. 8.h3 O-O
9. 9.Bd3 Re8
10. 10.Qc2 Nf8
11. 11.O-O-O Bb4
12. 12.Kb1 Qe7
13. 13.Bg5 Qe6
14. 14.Bf4 Qe7
15. 15.Ne5 Ne4
16. 16.Nxe4 dxe4
17. 17.Bc4 Be6
18. 18.Bxe6 Nxe6
19. 19.Bh2 Nf8
20. 20.Qb3 Ba5
21. 21.Nc4 Bb6
22. 22.d5 cxd5
23. 23.Rxd5 Bc5
24. 24.Bd6 Bxd6
25. 25.Nxd6 Red8
26. 26.Rhd1 Qe6
27. 27.Nxb7 Rdb8
28. 28.Rb5 Qf6
29. 29.Rd2 Qg6
30. 30.g3 h6
31. 31.Nd6 Rd8
32. 32.Rbd5 Rab8
33. 33.Qc3 Kh7
34. 34.Qe5 Rd7
35. 35.Nf5 Rdb7
36. 36.h4 Ne6
37. 37.Nd6 Rb4
38. 38.h5 Qg4
39. 39.a3 Ra4
40. 40.Ka2 Nc7
41. 41.Qf5+ Qxf5
42. 42.Rxf5 f6
43. 43.b3 Ra6
44. 44.Nxe4

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