Viktor Korchnoi vs Lajos Portisch

The Game

White	Viktor Korchnoi
Black	Lajos Portisch
Result	1-0
Event	Chess Classics Masters
Site	Frankfurt
Round	4
Date	1998.06.17
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves	46

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p4k1/4p1p1/p7/4N1nP/P3bK2/1P1p4/3R4 b - - 1 46

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Be7
4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
5. 5.Qc2 O-O
6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
7. 7.e4 Nb4
8. 8.Qb3 c5
9. 9.a3 N4c6
10. 10.dxc5 Nd7
11. 11.Be2 Nxc5
12. 12.Qc2 e5
13. 13.Nd5 Bg4
14. 14.Be3 Ne6
15. 15.O-O Bxf3
16. 16.Bxf3 Ned4
17. 17.Qd1 Bg5
18. 18.Bg4 g6
19. 19.f4 Bh6
20. 20.Bxd4 exd4
21. 21.Qf3 Bg7
22. 22.e5 Ne7
23. 23.Nb4 Qb6
24. 24.Kh1 Rad8
25. 25.Qe4 a5
26. 26.Nd3 Rfe8
27. 27.f5 Qc6
28. 28.Qxc6 Nxc6
29. 29.f6 Bh6
30. 30.e6 Rxe6
31. 31.Bxe6 fxe6
32. 32.f7+ Kf8
33. 33.Rae1 Be3
34. 34.Nc5 Rd6
35. 35.h4 Nd8
36. 36.Ne4 Rd5
37. 37.Nf6 Rf5
38. 38.Nxh7+ Kxf7
39. 39.g4 Rxf1+
40. 40.Rxf1+ Kg7
41. 41.Nf6 d3
42. 42.Ne4 Nf7
43. 43.Re1 d2
44. 44.Rd1 Ne5
45. 45.Kg2 Nxg4
46. 46.Kf3

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