Viktor Korchnoi vs Lev Polugaevsky

Candidats sf2 · 1980 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf2
Site Buenos Aires
Round 12
Date 1980.00.00
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/8/6K1/8/k7/1N6/8/8 w - - 0 64

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 Qb6
  10. 10.Qd2 Ne8
  11. 11.Nxe8 Rxe8
  12. 12.e3 Rd8
  13. 13.Be2 d6
  14. 14.O-O Bd7
  15. 15.Rfd1 Be8
  16. 16.Rab1 Rac8
  17. 17.b3 a6
  18. 18.Qb2 Ne7
  19. 19.Rd3 Qc7
  20. 20.Rbd1 b5
  21. 21.h3 Qb6
  22. 22.Ne4 d5
  23. 23.cxd5 Rxd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 Nxd5
  25. 25.Bf3 b4
  26. 26.Qd4 Qxd4
  27. 27.Rxd4 Rc6
  28. 28.Kh2 a5
  29. 29.Rd2 Kf8
  30. 30.Ng5 h6
  31. 31.Bxd5 exd5
  32. 32.Nf3 Rc5
  33. 33.Kg3 Ke7
  34. 34.Kf4 f6
  35. 35.g4 g5+
  36. 36.Kg3 h5
  37. 37.Nd4 hxg4
  38. 38.Nf5+ Kf8
  39. 39.hxg4 Bd7
  40. 40.Nd4 Ke7
  41. 41.f3 Rc3
  42. 42.Kf2 Rc1
  43. 43.Rc2 Rxc2+
  44. 44.Nxc2 f5
  45. 45.f4 fxg4
  46. 46.fxg5 Ke6
  47. 47.Nd4+ Ke5
  48. 48.Kg3 Be8
  49. 49.Kxg4 Ke4
  50. 50.Kg3 Kxe3
  51. 51.Nf5+ Kd2
  52. 52.Kf4 Kc3
  53. 53.Ke5 d4
  54. 54.Nxd4 Kb2
  55. 55.Ne6 Kxa2
  56. 56.Nc5 Kb2
  57. 57.Kf6 Kc3
  58. 58.g6 Bxg6
  59. 59.Kxg6 a4
  60. 60.bxa4 Kc4
  61. 61.Ne4 b3
  62. 62.Nd2+ Kb4
  63. 63.Nxb3 Kxa4

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