Viktor Korchnoi vs Alexei Shirov

The Game

White	Viktor Korchnoi
Black	Alexei Shirov
Result	0-1
Event	Koop Tjuchem
Site	Groningen
Round	7
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	Slav Defense (D15)
Moves	42

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2B2p2/p1p1p3/KpP2k1p/3PpP2/4P2P/P4b2/8 w - - 14 43

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 c6
3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
4. 4.Nc3 a6
5. 5.g3 b5
6. 6.c5 g6
7. 7.Bg2 Bg7
8. 8.Ne5 O-O
9. 9.O-O Be6
10. 10.h3 Qc8
11. 11.g4 h5
12. 12.f3 Nh7
13. 13.gxh5 gxh5
14. 14.Kh2 Nd7
15. 15.Nxd7 Qxd7
16. 16.Rg1 Kh8
17. 17.e3 Rg8
18. 18.f4 Nf6
19. 19.Qe1 Bh6
20. 20.Qh4 Rg7
21. 21.Bd2 Rag8
22. 22.Ne2 Rh7
23. 23.Bf1 Ne4
24. 24.Rxg8+ Kxg8
25. 25.Rd1 Bf5
26. 26.Bg2 Qe6
27. 27.Bxe4 Qxe4
28. 28.Rg1+ Rg7
29. 29.Ng3 Qc2
30. 30.Rg2 Be4
31. 31.Nxe4 Rxg2+
32. 32.Kxg2 dxe4
33. 33.Qf2 Qxb2
34. 34.Ba5 Qxf2+
35. 35.Kxf2 e6
36. 36.Bd8 Kg7
37. 37.Ke2 Kg6
38. 38.Kd2 Kf5
39. 39.Bc7 Bg7
40. 40.Kc3 Bf6
41. 41.Kb4 Bh4
42. 42.Ka5 Bf2

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