Viktor Korchnoi vs Ruslan Ponomariov

Cannes Generations · 1998 · English Opening · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Ruslan Ponomariov
Result 1-0
Event Cannes Generations
Site Cannes
Round 5
Date 1998.00.00
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r5k1/P7/1N1b4/5p2/2pP2p1/1p2P1P1/5PK1/1R6 b - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.O-O Ne7
  6. 6.d4 Nbc6
  7. 7.Na3 O-O
  8. 8.e3 b6
  9. 9.Bd2 a5
  10. 10.Qb3 Ba6
  11. 11.Rfd1 Qd7
  12. 12.Rac1 Rfd8
  13. 13.Be1 Rac8
  14. 14.Bh3 f5
  15. 15.Bf1 Nb8
  16. 16.cxd5 exd5
  17. 17.Nb5 c6
  18. 18.Nc3 Bxf1
  19. 19.Kxf1 Qb7
  20. 20.Ne2 Qa6
  21. 21.Qa3 Bf6
  22. 22.Rc2 Kf7
  23. 23.Qd3 Qxd3
  24. 24.Rxd3 g5
  25. 25.Rb3 Nd7
  26. 26.a4 g4
  27. 27.Nfg1 h5
  28. 28.Nf4 h4
  29. 29.Nd3 hxg3
  30. 30.hxg3 Rh8
  31. 31.Ra3 Rh1
  32. 32.b4 axb4
  33. 33.Bxb4 Ng6
  34. 34.a5 c5
  35. 35.a6 c4
  36. 36.a7 Ra8
  37. 37.Nc1 Ne7
  38. 38.Bxe7 Bxe7
  39. 39.Ra6 b5
  40. 40.Kg2 Rhh8
  41. 41.Na2 b4
  42. 42.Rb2 b3
  43. 43.Nc3 Nf6
  44. 44.Nb5 Rhc8
  45. 45.Ne2 Ne4
  46. 46.Rb1 Bb4
  47. 47.Rb6 Kg8
  48. 48.Rb7 Nd6
  49. 49.Nxd6 Bxd6
  50. 50.Nc3 Rc7
  51. 51.Rb8+ Rc8
  52. 52.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  53. 53.Nxd5 Ra8
  54. 54.Nb6

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