Viktor Korchnoi vs Boris Spassky

URS-ch23 · 1956 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch23
Site Leningrad
Date 1956.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A49)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2p4p/5kp1/2R1p3/P7/1Pn2BP1/4PPKP/2r5 b - - 1 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 O-O
  5. 5.b3 d6
  6. 6.Bb2 e5
  7. 7.dxe5 Ng4
  8. 8.O-O Nxe5
  9. 9.Nxe5 dxe5
  10. 10.Nc3 Nd7
  11. 11.Qd2 Nf6
  12. 12.Qxd8 Rxd8
  13. 13.Rfd1 Rxd1+
  14. 14.Rxd1 Bf5
  15. 15.Bxb7 Rb8
  16. 16.Bc6 Bxc2
  17. 17.Rc1 Bf5
  18. 18.Nb5 Bh6
  19. 19.Rc4 Be6
  20. 20.Ra4 Rd8
  21. 21.Bxe5 Rd1+
  22. 22.Kg2 Rc1
  23. 23.Bf3 Nd5
  24. 24.Nd4 Bg7
  25. 25.Bxg7 Kxg7
  26. 26.Rxa7 Kf6
  27. 27.Nxe6 fxe6
  28. 28.Ra5 Nc3
  29. 29.a4 e5
  30. 30.Rc5

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