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 11
Date 1980.00.00
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

3rn1k1/4R1pp/p7/3pNq2/5P2/1P4Q1/P5KP/8 b - - 3 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 c5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.g3 b6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bb7
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 d6
  9. 9.b3 O-O
  10. 10.Bb2 a6
  11. 11.Rfd1 Nbd7
  12. 12.Qd2 Qc7
  13. 13.Nd4 Bxg2
  14. 14.Kxg2 Qb7+
  15. 15.f3 Ne5
  16. 16.e4 Rfc8
  17. 17.Qe2 Nc6
  18. 18.Nxc6 Rxc6
  19. 19.Rd2 Rb8
  20. 20.Nd1 b5
  21. 21.Ne3 Ne8
  22. 22.Rad1 Bg5
  23. 23.f4 Bd8
  24. 24.Qf3 Ba5
  25. 25.Re2 Bb6
  26. 26.Bd4 Bxd4
  27. 27.Rxd4 Rc5
  28. 28.Red2 Rbc8
  29. 29.g4 Qe7
  30. 30.g5 f6
  31. 31.gxf6 Qxf6
  32. 32.Qg3 Qf7
  33. 33.e5 bxc4
  34. 34.exd6 c3
  35. 35.Rc2 Rd8
  36. 36.Nc4 Rd5
  37. 37.Rxd5 exd5
  38. 38.Ne5 Qf5
  39. 39.Rxc3 Nxd6
  40. 40.Rc7 Ne8
  41. 41.Re7

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