Viktor Korchnoi vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch sf · 1956 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch sf
Site Tbilisi
Date 1956.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D29)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r1r2/2qP1pRk/p6p/7P/6P1/2pQ1R2/P1Bb1P2/6K1 b - - 2 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.Bxc4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.Qe2 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Bb7
  9. 9.Nc3 Be7
  10. 10.dxc5 O-O
  11. 11.e4 b4
  12. 12.e5 bxc3
  13. 13.exf6 Bxf6
  14. 14.bxc3 Qa5
  15. 15.Be3 Nd7
  16. 16.Bd4 Qc7
  17. 17.Rfe1 Bxf3
  18. 18.Qxf3 e5
  19. 19.c6 exd4
  20. 20.cxd7 dxc3
  21. 21.Qf5 Qb6
  22. 22.Rad1 Rad8
  23. 23.g4 h6
  24. 24.Rd5 Bh4
  25. 25.Re2 Qf6
  26. 26.Qd3 Qf4
  27. 27.h3 Bf6
  28. 28.Re3 Qc7
  29. 29.Rd6 Bg5
  30. 30.Bc2 g6
  31. 31.Rf3 Kh8
  32. 32.h4 Bd2
  33. 33.h5 Kg7
  34. 34.Rxg6+ Kh7
  35. 35.Rg7+

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