Viktor Korchnoi vs Lev Polugaevsky

Roquebrune · 1992 · English Opening · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event Roquebrune
Site Roquebrune
Date 1992.00.00
Opening English Opening (A10)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p6p/6p1/1P3p2/4kP2/1K4P1/7P/6B1 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 f5
  3. 3.g3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.Nf3 c6
  6. 6.b3 Bd6
  7. 7.Bb2 O-O
  8. 8.d3 Bd7
  9. 9.O-O Be8
  10. 10.e4 Bh5
  11. 11.e5 Bxe5
  12. 12.Qe1 Bxc3
  13. 13.Bxc3 Re8
  14. 14.b4 Bxf3
  15. 15.Bxf3 d4
  16. 16.Bb2 e5
  17. 17.Bg2 Na6
  18. 18.Qd2 Rc8
  19. 19.Rfe1 Nc7
  20. 20.a4 Re7
  21. 21.b5 Nce8
  22. 22.Bh3 g6
  23. 23.f4 e4
  24. 24.dxe4 Nxe4
  25. 25.Qxd4 Qxd4+
  26. 26.Bxd4 cxb5
  27. 27.cxb5 b6
  28. 28.Rac1 Rec7
  29. 29.Rxc7 Rxc7
  30. 30.Bf1 N8d6
  31. 31.Bd3 Rd7
  32. 32.Rc1 Kf7
  33. 33.Be5 Ke6
  34. 34.Kf1 Kd5
  35. 35.Ke2 Nc5
  36. 36.Bc2 Nc4
  37. 37.Rd1+ Ke6
  38. 38.Rxd7 Kxd7
  39. 39.Bd4 Ne6
  40. 40.Kd3 Nd6
  41. 41.Bb3 Nb7
  42. 42.Bg1 Nbc5+
  43. 43.Kc3 Ne4+
  44. 44.Kb4 N6c5
  45. 45.Bc4 Kd6
  46. 46.a5 bxa5+
  47. 47.Kxa5 Nd2
  48. 48.Be2 Ndb3+
  49. 49.Kb4 Kd5
  50. 50.Bc4+ Ke4
  51. 51.Bxb3 Nxb3
  52. 52.Kxb3

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