Viktor Korchnoi vs Lev Polugaevsky

Candidats sf2 · 1980 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf2
Site Buenos Aires
Round 7
Date 1980.00.00
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/8/3kp1KP/8/4P3/1r6/1p6/1R6 w - - 1 60

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.Qd2 Nxd6
  11. 11.Qxd6 Qb6
  12. 12.Rb1 Rd8
  13. 13.g3 Qb4
  14. 14.Qxb4 Nxb4
  15. 15.Bg2 Kf8
  16. 16.O-O Ke7
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rb8
  18. 18.Rd2 b6
  19. 19.a3 Nc6
  20. 20.Nb5 Bb7
  21. 21.b4 Ne5
  22. 22.Nd6 Bxg2
  23. 23.Kxg2 f5
  24. 24.Rbd1 Ng4
  25. 25.Rd4 Nf6
  26. 26.Kf3 Ne8
  27. 27.Nxe8 Kxe8
  28. 28.Rh4 h6
  29. 29.g4 fxg4+
  30. 30.Rxg4 Kf7
  31. 31.Rgd4 Ke7
  32. 32.Kg4 Rbc8
  33. 33.Kh5 Rc6
  34. 34.f4 d6
  35. 35.Kg6 Rf8
  36. 36.b5 Rc5
  37. 37.Rxd6 Rf6+
  38. 38.Kh7 Rxf4
  39. 39.Rd7+ Kf6
  40. 40.Rxa7 Rfxc4
  41. 41.a4 g5
  42. 42.Rdd7 g4
  43. 43.Rg7 Re4
  44. 44.Rg6+ Ke5
  45. 45.Rxh6 Rcc4
  46. 46.Rh5+ Kd6
  47. 47.Ra6 Kc7
  48. 48.Rh4 Rxa4
  49. 49.Rxa4 Rxa4
  50. 50.h3 Ra5
  51. 51.Rxg4 Rxb5
  52. 52.Kg6 Re5
  53. 53.e4 b5
  54. 54.h4 b4
  55. 55.h5 b3
  56. 56.Rg3 Rb5
  57. 57.Rg1 b2
  58. 58.Rb1 Kd6
  59. 59.h6 Rb3

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