Viktor Korchnoi vs Lev Polugaevsky

Candidats sf2 · 1980 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf2
Site Buenos Aires
Round 9
Date 1980.00.00
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 25
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Final Position

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

2r5/p3kppp/1pn1p3/1N6/8/P3PP2/1P2K1PP/3R4 b - - 0 25

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.Bd6 Bxd6
  9. 9.Nxd6 Ne8
  10. 10.a3 b6
  11. 11.e3 Ba6
  12. 12.Nxe8 Rxe8
  13. 13.Be2 Ne7
  14. 14.O-O d5
  15. 15.Qa4 Bxc4
  16. 16.Bxc4 dxc4
  17. 17.Qxc4 Qc8
  18. 18.Qe4 Qc6
  19. 19.Qxc6 Nxc6
  20. 20.Nb5 Red8
  21. 21.Rfd1 Kf8
  22. 22.Kf1 Ke7
  23. 23.Ke2 Rxd1
  24. 24.Rxd1 Rc8
  25. 25.f3

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