Viktor Korchnoi vs Boris Spassky

Candidats final · 1977 · English Opening · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Candidats final
Site Belgrade
Round 3
Date 1977.00.00
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r5k1/6pp/3R4/4P3/p1Pn4/6P1/7P/5RK1 b - - 2 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 e6
  6. 6.g3 Qb6
  7. 7.Nb3 Ne5
  8. 8.e4 Bb4
  9. 9.Qe2 O-O
  10. 10.f4 Nc6
  11. 11.Be3 Qc7
  12. 12.Bg2 d5
  13. 13.e5 Ne4
  14. 14.O-O Bxc3
  15. 15.cxd5 exd5
  16. 16.bxc3 b6
  17. 17.Rac1 f5
  18. 18.exf6 Nxf6
  19. 19.Nd4 Re8
  20. 20.Qd3 Na5
  21. 21.Nb5 Qc6
  22. 22.Bd4 Ne4
  23. 23.Be5 Ba6
  24. 24.a4 Nc4
  25. 25.Qd4 Nxe5
  26. 26.fxe5 Bxb5
  27. 27.axb5 Qxb5
  28. 28.c4 Qc5
  29. 29.Qxc5 Nxc5
  30. 30.Bxd5+ Ne6
  31. 31.Ra1 a5
  32. 32.Bxa8 Rxa8
  33. 33.Rab1 a4
  34. 34.Rxb6 Nd4
  35. 35.Rd6

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