Viktor Korchnoi vs Boris Spassky

Candidats final · 1968 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event Candidats final
Site Kiev
Round 2
Date 1968.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1kbr4/pp5p/4n3/1q3r2/3p3P/1Q6/PPR5/1K2R3 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.g4 Be6
  8. 8.h3 Bd6
  9. 9.Nge2 Ne7
  10. 10.Qb3 Bc8
  11. 11.Bg2 Ng6
  12. 12.Bxd6 Qxd6
  13. 13.h4 Na6
  14. 14.g5 Ne7
  15. 15.Nf4 Nc7
  16. 16.O-O-O Bg4
  17. 17.f3 Bd7
  18. 18.Nfe2 O-O-O
  19. 19.e4 f6
  20. 20.Na4 Ne6
  21. 21.gxf6 gxf6
  22. 22.Kb1 Kb8
  23. 23.Bh3 Rhg8
  24. 24.Qe3 dxe4
  25. 25.fxe4 f5
  26. 26.e5 Nd5
  27. 27.Qd2 Qf8
  28. 28.Rdf1 Ne7
  29. 29.Qb4 Bc8
  30. 30.Rf2 Qf7
  31. 31.Rhf1 Rgf8
  32. 32.Bg2 Nd5
  33. 33.Bxd5 Rxd5
  34. 34.Nac3 Rdd8
  35. 35.d5 cxd5
  36. 36.Nd4 Qc7
  37. 37.Nxf5 Qxe5
  38. 38.Nb5 d4
  39. 39.Re1 Qc5
  40. 40.Qb3 Rxf5
  41. 41.Rc2 Qxb5

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