Viktor Korchnoi vs Lev Polugaevsky

Candidats sf2 · 1980 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf2
Site Buenos Aires
Round 5
Date 1980.00.00
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

2r4k/7p/4Qp2/p1qp4/8/PrN3P1/1P5P/2K1R3 w - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Ndb5 Bb4
  7. 7.Bf4 O-O
  8. 8.Bc7 Qe7
  9. 9.Bd6 Bxd6
  10. 10.Qxd6 Qd8
  11. 11.O-O-O a6
  12. 12.Nd4 Ne8
  13. 13.Nxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Qd4 d6
  15. 15.c5 d5
  16. 16.f4 Nf6
  17. 17.e4 a5
  18. 18.g3 Ba6
  19. 19.Bxa6 Rxa6
  20. 20.Rd2 Qb8
  21. 21.Re1 Ra7
  22. 22.exd5 cxd5
  23. 23.a3 Rb7
  24. 24.Rc2 Rb3
  25. 25.f5 Re8
  26. 26.Rce2 Rc8
  27. 27.fxe6 fxe6
  28. 28.Rf2 Qa7
  29. 29.Rxf6 gxf6
  30. 30.Qg4+ Kh8
  31. 31.Qxe6 Qxc5

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