Viktor Korchnoi vs Lev Polugaevsky

Candidats sf1 · 1977 · English Opening · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf1
Site Evian
Round 1
Date 1977.00.00
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Rr1/R5P1/3pkn1P/8/1p6/3P1p2/2K5/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.e4 Bb7
  5. 5.Bd3 c5
  6. 6.e5 Ng4
  7. 7.h3 Bxf3
  8. 8.Qxf3 Nxe5
  9. 9.Qxa8 Nxd3+
  10. 10.Ke2 Nf4+
  11. 11.Kf1 Nc6
  12. 12.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  13. 13.b3 Nd3
  14. 14.h4 Be7
  15. 15.Rh3 Nxc1
  16. 16.Rxc1 h5
  17. 17.Rd1 a6
  18. 18.a3 Kc7
  19. 19.Ne2 Bf6
  20. 20.Rb1 b5
  21. 21.Nc3 Rb8
  22. 22.cxb5 axb5
  23. 23.Ne4 Bd4
  24. 24.Rc1 Ra8
  25. 25.Nxc5 Rxa3
  26. 26.Rd3 e5
  27. 27.f4 d6
  28. 28.Ne4 Kd7
  29. 29.fxe5 Bxe5
  30. 30.Ng5 Nb4
  31. 31.Rf3 f6
  32. 32.Nf7 Bd4
  33. 33.Rg3 f5
  34. 34.Ke2 Bf6
  35. 35.Ng5 Nc6
  36. 36.Kd1 Nd4
  37. 37.Rgc3 Ra7
  38. 38.Nf3 Ne6
  39. 39.Rc8 Ra3
  40. 40.Rb8 Rxb3
  41. 41.Rb7+ Kd8
  42. 42.Ng5 Bxg5
  43. 43.hxg5 Rb4
  44. 44.g6 Rg4
  45. 45.Ra1 Nc7
  46. 46.Raa7 Rc4
  47. 47.d3 Rc3
  48. 48.Kd2 Rc5
  49. 49.Rb8+ Ke7
  50. 50.Rc8 Kd7
  51. 51.Rg8 Ke6
  52. 52.Rxg7 Nd5
  53. 53.Rgf7 Rc8
  54. 54.g7 Rg8
  55. 55.g3 b4
  56. 56.Rf8 Nf6
  57. 57.Kc2 h4
  58. 58.gxh4 f4
  59. 59.h5 f3
  60. 60.h6

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