Viktor Korchnoi vs Lajos Portisch

Candidats qf1 · 1983 · English Opening · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Lajos Portisch
Result 1-0
Event Candidats qf1
Site Bad Kissingen
Round 9
Date 1983.00.00
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5bk1/5p2/3p1Pp1/P2Pp3/7R/8/5r1P/6RK b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg2 c5
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.b3 d6
  8. 8.Bb2 O-O
  9. 9.e3 a6
  10. 10.d4 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Bxg2
  12. 12.Kxg2 Ra7
  13. 13.Qf3 Qc7
  14. 14.Rfd1 Rc8
  15. 15.Rac1 Bf8
  16. 16.Ne4 Nxe4
  17. 17.Qxe4 Nd7
  18. 18.Kg1 Qb8
  19. 19.Nf3 h6
  20. 20.Nd4 Rac7
  21. 21.Qd3 Qb7
  22. 22.Qe2 Qe4
  23. 23.f3 Qg6
  24. 24.e4 h5
  25. 25.Kh1 Qh6
  26. 26.Nc2 h4
  27. 27.gxh4 Ne5
  28. 28.Ne3 Qxh4
  29. 29.Rg1 Qh5
  30. 30.Rg3 b5
  31. 31.Rcg1 bxc4
  32. 32.Qg2 Ng6
  33. 33.bxc4 Rb7
  34. 34.f4 Rcb8
  35. 35.Bc1 Rb1
  36. 36.f5 Rxc1
  37. 37.Rxc1 Nf4
  38. 38.Qf1 e5
  39. 39.Nd5 Nxd5
  40. 40.cxd5 Rb2
  41. 41.Rg2 Rb4
  42. 42.Qe2 Qh4
  43. 43.Rg4 Qh6
  44. 44.Rcg1 Rd4
  45. 45.Qg2 Rd3
  46. 46.Rg5 Rh3
  47. 47.Qf2 Qf6
  48. 48.Qe2 Qh6
  49. 49.R5g2 Rh4
  50. 50.Qxa6 Qe3
  51. 51.Qe2 Qxe4
  52. 52.Qxe4 Rxe4
  53. 53.Rg4 Re2
  54. 54.a4 Ra2
  55. 55.f6 g6
  56. 56.Rh4 Rf2
  57. 57.a5

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