Viktor Korchnoi vs Lev Polugaevsky

Zagreb Interzonal · 1987 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event Zagreb Interzonal
Site Zagreb
Round 6
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q4/2r2kpp/1R2ppn1/8/p6P/2B2PP1/qP2P3/6K1 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.Qa4 Bb7
  6. 6.Bg2 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Be7
  10. 10.Bf4 Na6
  11. 11.Rad1 Qc8
  12. 12.Nb5 Nc5
  13. 13.Qc2 Nce4
  14. 14.Nc7 Rb8
  15. 15.Nb5 Ra8
  16. 16.Nd2 Nxd2
  17. 17.Bxb7 Qxb7
  18. 18.Rxd2 d5
  19. 19.cxd5 Rfc8
  20. 20.Qb3 Nxd5
  21. 21.Nd6 Bxd6
  22. 22.Bxd6 Rd8
  23. 23.Be5 Ne7
  24. 24.Rfd1 Rxd2
  25. 25.Rxd2 Rc8
  26. 26.Qd1 Qa8
  27. 27.Rd7 Ng6
  28. 28.Bc3 Nf8
  29. 29.Rd6 f6
  30. 30.Qd3 Qb7
  31. 31.f3 Rc7
  32. 32.Rd8 Kf7
  33. 33.Bb4 Ng6
  34. 34.Qb5 Rc6
  35. 35.Qd3 Rc7
  36. 36.h4 a5
  37. 37.Bd2 Qc6
  38. 38.Rd6 Qa4
  39. 39.Bc3 Qxa2
  40. 40.Rxb6 a4
  41. 41.Qd8

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