Viktor Korchnoi vs Lev Polugaevsky

Candidats sf2 · 1980 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf2
Site Buenos Aires
Round 1
Date 1980.00.00
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/R5pp/4Bpk1/4n3/8/6P1/4rPKP/8 w - - 11 42

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.Bf4 Bb4
  7. 7.Nb5 O-O
  8. 8.Bc7 Qe7
  9. 9.Bd6 Bxd6
  10. 10.Qxd6 Qd8
  11. 11.g3 a6
  12. 12.Na3 Qb6
  13. 13.Rb1 Qb4
  14. 14.Qxb4 Nxb4
  15. 15.Bg2 d5
  16. 16.cxd5 exd5
  17. 17.Rd1 Be6
  18. 18.O-O Rfd8
  19. 19.e3 Rab8
  20. 20.b3 Ne4
  21. 21.Nxe4 dxe4
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  23. 23.Bxe4 Nxa2
  24. 24.Bxb7 a5
  25. 25.Nc2 Rb8
  26. 26.Bc6 Bxb3
  27. 27.Ra1 Bc4
  28. 28.Na3 Be6
  29. 29.Nb5 f6
  30. 30.e4 Nb4
  31. 31.Nd4 Bh3
  32. 32.Bb5 Rd8
  33. 33.Bc4+ Kf8
  34. 34.Be6 Rxd4
  35. 35.Bxh3 Rxe4
  36. 36.Rxa5 Re1+
  37. 37.Kg2 Nc6
  38. 38.Ra6 Ne5
  39. 39.Ra8+ Kf7
  40. 40.Ra7+ Kg6
  41. 41.Be6 Re2

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