Viktor Korchnoi vs Lev Polugaevsky

The Game

White	Viktor Korchnoi
Black	Lev Polugaevsky
Result	1-0
Event	Candidats sf1
Site	Evian
Round	7
Date	1977.00.00
Opening	Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves	43

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q2k1/5r2/8/p7/1pq5/1P3PK1/P5P1/8 b - - 1 43

All The Moves

1. 1.c4 Nf6
2. 2.Nc3 e6
3. 3.Nf3 d5
4. 4.d4 c6
5. 5.e3 Nbd7
6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
7. 7.Bxc4 b5
8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
9. 9.O-O b4
10. 10.Ne4 Be7
11. 11.Nxf6+ Nxf6
12. 12.e4 O-O
13. 13.Qc2 h6
14. 14.Be3 Rc8
15. 15.Rfd1 c5
16. 16.dxc5 Ng4
17. 17.Bd4 e5
18. 18.h3 exd4
19. 19.hxg4 Rxc5
20. 20.Qd2 a5
21. 21.Rac1 Qd7
22. 22.Rxc5 Bxc5
23. 23.g5 hxg5
24. 24.Qxg5 Qe7
25. 25.Qh5 g6
26. 26.Qh6 Qf6
27. 27.Bc4 d3
28. 28.e5 Qf5
29. 29.Rxd3 Be4
30. 30.Rd6 Qg4
31. 31.Rf6 Bf5
32. 32.b3 Bd4
33. 33.Nxd4 Qxd4
34. 34.Rxg6+ Bxg6
35. 35.Qxg6+ Kh8
36. 36.Qh6+ Kg8
37. 37.e6 Qe4
38. 38.exf7+ Rxf7
39. 39.Qf6 Qb1+
40. 40.Kh2 Qh7+
41. 41.Kg3 Qd3+
42. 42.f3 Qxc4
43. 43.Qd8+

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