Viktor Korchnoi vs Nigel Short

Hoogovens · 1997 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Nigel Short
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 5
Date 1997.01.23
Opening Slav Defense (D15)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5R2/6pP/7n/Pp1k4/4p3/5p2/5K2 b - - 5 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.Qb3 e6
  6. 6.Bg5 Be7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 b5
  10. 10.Be2 Nbd7
  11. 11.a4 b4
  12. 12.Bxf6 Nxf6
  13. 13.Nb1 c5
  14. 14.dxc5 Bxc5
  15. 15.Nbd2 Bb7
  16. 16.Nc4 Bd5
  17. 17.O-O Ne4
  18. 18.Qc2 Rc8
  19. 19.Bd3 f5
  20. 20.Qe2 a5
  21. 21.Nce5 Bd6
  22. 22.Bc4 Bxe5
  23. 23.Nxe5 Bxc4
  24. 24.Nxc4 Qc7
  25. 25.Rac1 Rfd8
  26. 26.b3 Nc3
  27. 27.Qf3 Rd5
  28. 28.g4 Rf8
  29. 29.Kh1 f4
  30. 30.e4 Rd4
  31. 31.Rfe1 e5
  32. 32.g5 Re8
  33. 33.Qg2 g6
  34. 34.f3 Re6
  35. 35.h4 Rc6
  36. 36.Qg4 Rdxc4
  37. 37.bxc4 Qc8
  38. 38.Qxc8+ Rxc8
  39. 39.Kg2 Kf7
  40. 40.Rc2 Rxc4
  41. 41.Rec1 Ke6
  42. 42.h5 Kd6
  43. 43.h6 Kc6
  44. 44.Kf1 Rc5
  45. 45.Ra1 Nxe4
  46. 46.Rxc5+ Nxc5
  47. 47.Ke2 Nb3
  48. 48.Rb1 Nd4+
  49. 49.Kd3 Kd5
  50. 50.Rc1 Nxf3
  51. 51.Rc7 e4+
  52. 52.Ke2 Nxg5
  53. 53.Ra7 Kd4
  54. 54.Rxa5 f3+
  55. 55.Ke1 Ne6
  56. 56.Ra7 Nc5
  57. 57.Rxh7 Nd3+
  58. 58.Kd1 e3
  59. 59.Re7 f2
  60. 60.Ke2 Nf4+
  61. 61.Kf1 Nh5
  62. 62.Rf7

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