Viktor Korchnoi vs Boris Spassky

St Petersburg m · 1999 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 28 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 6
Date 1999.03.29
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D70)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/pp2qpb1/1n6/4PQ2/1n1r4/1P3N2/P3BK2/6RR b - - 1 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.f3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nb6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.f4 c6
  9. 9.Nf3 Be6
  10. 10.Qc2 N8d7
  11. 11.Be2 Bc4
  12. 12.g4 e6
  13. 13.h4 Qe7
  14. 14.h5 c5
  15. 15.e5 Rfc8
  16. 16.hxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.dxc5 Nxc5
  18. 18.Bd4 Bd5
  19. 19.Rd1 Rd8
  20. 20.Nxd5 Rxd5
  21. 21.Kf2 Rc8
  22. 22.Qb1 Rcd8
  23. 23.b3 Na6
  24. 24.Qe4 Nb4
  25. 25.f5 exf5
  26. 26.gxf5 gxf5
  27. 27.Qxf5 Rxd4
  28. 28.Rdg1

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