Viktor Korchnoi vs Lev Polugaevsky

Candidats sf1 · 1977 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf1
Site Evian
Round 3
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/r7/1K2N3/5B1P/4p1P1/4k3 b - - 5 63

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.e5 Nd7
  14. 14.Qc2 h6
  15. 15.Bh7+ Kh8
  16. 16.Be4 Qb6
  17. 17.Be3 c5
  18. 18.dxc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Rad1 Bxe3
  20. 20.Rxd7 Rac8
  21. 21.Rxb7 Rxc2
  22. 22.Rxb6 Rxf2
  23. 23.Rxf2 Bxb6
  24. 24.Kf1 Bxf2
  25. 25.Kxf2 Rc8
  26. 26.Nd4 Rc1
  27. 27.Nb3 Rh1
  28. 28.h3 Kg8
  29. 29.a3 bxa3
  30. 30.bxa3 Kf8
  31. 31.a4 Ke8
  32. 32.a5 Kd7
  33. 33.Ke2 Kc7
  34. 34.Kd2 Rf1
  35. 35.Ke2 Rh1
  36. 36.Kd2 Rf1
  37. 37.Kc3 Re1
  38. 38.Nc5 Ra1
  39. 39.Kb4 Re1
  40. 40.Kb5 Kb8
  41. 41.Ka6 h5
  42. 42.Bf3 h4
  43. 43.Ne4 Re3
  44. 44.Nd6 f6
  45. 45.exf6 gxf6
  46. 46.Nb5 e5
  47. 47.Nxa7 e4
  48. 48.Bg4 Kc7
  49. 49.Nb5+ Kc6
  50. 50.Nd4+ Kc5
  51. 51.Nf5 Ra3
  52. 52.Nxh4 Kb4
  53. 53.Kb6 Rxa5
  54. 54.Nf5 Re5
  55. 55.Kc6 Kc3
  56. 56.Ng3 Kd2
  57. 57.Kd6 Ke1
  58. 58.Nh5 e3
  59. 59.Nxf6 Ra5
  60. 60.Ne4 e2
  61. 61.Bf3 Ra6+
  62. 62.Kc5 Ra5+
  63. 63.Kb4

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