Viktor Korchnoi vs Valery Salov

St Petersburg · 1997 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Valery Salov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Round 2
Date 1997.04.18
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/8/br1k4/2R5/2p2P1K/5BP1/8 w - - 10 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.a3 g6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bg7
  7. 7.Bg5 h6
  8. 8.Bh4 O-O
  9. 9.e3 Re8
  10. 10.Be2 Nxd4
  11. 11.exd4 g5
  12. 12.Bg3 Ne4
  13. 13.O-O d6
  14. 14.Bd3 f5
  15. 15.Bxe4 fxe4
  16. 16.Re1 Be6
  17. 17.Qb3 Bf7
  18. 18.Nxe4 Bxd4
  19. 19.Rad1 Bg7
  20. 20.Qxb7 Qb8
  21. 21.Qc6 Qb6
  22. 22.Qd7 Rad8
  23. 23.Qf5 Qxb2
  24. 24.h4 Be6
  25. 25.Qa5 Qb6
  26. 26.Qa4 Bd7
  27. 27.Qc2 Qa5
  28. 28.hxg5 hxg5
  29. 29.Qc1 Bc6
  30. 30.Nxg5 Qf5
  31. 31.c5 Qxc5
  32. 32.Qxc5 dxc5
  33. 33.Rxd8 Rxd8
  34. 34.Rc1 Rd5
  35. 35.Ne6 Bb2
  36. 36.Rb1 Bxa3
  37. 37.Rb8+ Kh7
  38. 38.Rc8 Bd7
  39. 39.Rxc7 Kg8
  40. 40.Rxa7 Bb4
  41. 41.Nf4 Rd1+
  42. 42.Kh2 c4
  43. 43.Rc7 c3
  44. 44.Ne2 Rd3
  45. 45.Rc4 Ba5
  46. 46.f3 Be6
  47. 47.Rc6 Bd5
  48. 48.Rc8+ Kf7
  49. 49.Nf4 Rd2
  50. 50.Nxd5 Rxd5
  51. 51.Rc4 Ke6
  52. 52.Kh3 Rb5
  53. 53.Bf2 Kd5
  54. 54.Rd4+ Kc6
  55. 55.Rc4+ Kd5

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