Viktor Korchnoi vs Boris Spassky

Clermont Ferrand · 1989 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event Clermont Ferrand
Site Clermont Ferrand
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D54)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6R1/5p2/6k1/3bPp2/8/6PK/8/8 b - - 8 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
  11. 11.Bd3 c5
  12. 12.Ne2 Nd7
  13. 13.O-O Bb7
  14. 14.Qa4 Nf6
  15. 15.dxc5 bxc5
  16. 16.Qa3 Rfc8
  17. 17.Rc3 Ne4
  18. 18.Bxe4 Qxe4
  19. 19.Ng3 Qe5
  20. 20.Rxc5 Rxc5
  21. 21.Qxc5 Qxb2
  22. 22.Nf5 Ba6
  23. 23.Qc6 Bb7
  24. 24.Qd6 Kh7
  25. 25.h4 a5
  26. 26.Qd7 Rf8
  27. 27.Rd1 Ba8
  28. 28.Rd4 Qxa2
  29. 29.h5 Bc6
  30. 30.Qe7 Qb1+
  31. 31.Kh2 Qxf5
  32. 32.Qxf8 Qxh5+
  33. 33.Kg1 a4
  34. 34.Qc5 Qg6
  35. 35.f3 Qe6
  36. 36.Kf2 Qf6
  37. 37.Qa7 Qe6
  38. 38.Qa6 Be8
  39. 39.Qd3+ Qg6
  40. 40.Rxd5 Qxd3
  41. 41.Rxd3 Bb5
  42. 42.Rd5 Bc4
  43. 43.Ra5 Bb3
  44. 44.e4 g6
  45. 45.f4 h5
  46. 46.Kg3 Bc2
  47. 47.e5 Kg7
  48. 48.Kh4 Be4
  49. 49.g3 Kh6
  50. 50.Rxa4 Bf5
  51. 51.Ra7 Be6
  52. 52.Rc7 Bb3
  53. 53.f5 gxf5
  54. 54.Rc8 Be6
  55. 55.Rd8 Kg6
  56. 56.Rg8+ Kh7
  57. 57.Rg5 Kh6
  58. 58.Rxh5+ Kg6
  59. 59.Rh8 Kg7
  60. 60.Re8 Kg6
  61. 61.Kh3 Bd5
  62. 62.Rg8+

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