Viktor Korchnoi vs Lev Polugaevsky

Candidats sf2 · 1980 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf2
Site Buenos Aires
Round 3
Date 1980.00.00
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

2r1k3/4bp2/pp2p1p1/4n2p/2PB4/1P5P/P4PP1/3R1K2 w - - 0 31

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.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.e5 Ng4
  8. 8.Be4 Qc8
  9. 9.Re1 d6
  10. 10.exd6 Bxd6
  11. 11.d4 cxd4
  12. 12.Nb5 Bc5
  13. 13.Nfxd4 h5
  14. 14.h3 Nxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Bxe4
  16. 16.Rxe4 Nf6
  17. 17.Re1 O-O
  18. 18.Nc2 Rd8
  19. 19.Qe2 Qd7
  20. 20.Bf4 Qd3
  21. 21.Qxd3 Rxd3
  22. 22.Rad1 Rxd1
  23. 23.Rxd1 Rc8
  24. 24.Kf1 Kf8
  25. 25.Be5 Ke8
  26. 26.b3 Be7
  27. 27.Nd4 a6
  28. 28.Nf3 g6
  29. 29.Bd4 Nd7
  30. 30.Ne5 Nxe5

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