Viktor Korchnoi vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch23 · 1956 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 34 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch23
Site Leningrad
Date 1956.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1k/1p4pR/pn1nB3/8/2pP1rQ1/4P3/PP3P2/4K3 b - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 a6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 c6
  6. 6.Bg5 Be7
  7. 7.h4 Nf6
  8. 8.Qc2 O-O
  9. 9.e3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bd3 c5
  11. 11.Ne5 c4
  12. 12.Be2 Bb4
  13. 13.Bf3 Nb6
  14. 14.Ke2 Be6
  15. 15.h5 Be7
  16. 16.Rag1 Ne8
  17. 17.Bxe7 Qxe7
  18. 18.g4 Qg5
  19. 19.Rh2 f6
  20. 20.Ng6 hxg6
  21. 21.hxg6 f5
  22. 22.Qb1 Nd6
  23. 23.Rh5 Qxg6
  24. 24.gxf5 Qf6
  25. 25.Rg6 Bxf5
  26. 26.Rxf6 Bd3+
  27. 27.Ke1 Rxf6
  28. 28.Qd1 Raf8
  29. 29.Nxd5 R6f7
  30. 30.Nf4 Bh7
  31. 31.Bg4 Rf6
  32. 32.Be6+ Kh8
  33. 33.Qg4 Rxf4
  34. 34.Rxh7+

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