Viktor Korchnoi vs Nigel Short

Hoogovens · 1990 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Nigel Short
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 2
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D59)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

6k1/Q4pp1/1p2p2p/8/8/1B4P1/P1N1qP1P/3r2K1 w - - 3 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 b6
  8. 8.Rc1 Bb7
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nxd5 Bxd5
  11. 11.Bxe7 Qxe7
  12. 12.Be2 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 Rd8
  14. 14.Qa4 Nd7
  15. 15.e4 Nxc5
  16. 16.Rxc5 Qxc5
  17. 17.exd5 Qc1+
  18. 18.Bd1 Rxd5
  19. 19.O-O Qxb2
  20. 20.Bb3 Rc5
  21. 21.Qa6 Rc7
  22. 22.g3 Rd8
  23. 23.Re1 Rc1
  24. 24.Qxa7 Rxe1+
  25. 25.Nxe1 Qe2
  26. 26.Nc2 Rd1+

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