Viktor Korchnoi vs Boris Spassky

St Petersburg m · 1999 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Boris Spassky
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 4
Date 1999.03.28
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2R4p/3bkpp1/8/P7/5KnP/2N3P1/r7 w - - 4 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bd2 Nb6
  6. 6.Bf4 Bg7
  7. 7.e3 O-O
  8. 8.Nf3 c5
  9. 9.dxc5 N6d7
  10. 10.Rc1 Nc6
  11. 11.Bb5 Nxc5
  12. 12.O-O Bf5
  13. 13.Qe2 Bd3
  14. 14.Bxd3 Qxd3
  15. 15.Rfd1 Qxe2
  16. 16.Nxe2 Rfd8
  17. 17.Ned4 Nxd4
  18. 18.exd4 Ne6
  19. 19.Be5 Bh6
  20. 20.Rc4 Rd5
  21. 21.a4 Rad8
  22. 22.Kf1 f6
  23. 23.Bg3 Kf7
  24. 24.h3 a6
  25. 25.Rb4 R8d7
  26. 26.Ke2 Nd8
  27. 27.Rc4 Nc6
  28. 28.b4 e5
  29. 29.b5 Na5
  30. 30.Rb4 e4
  31. 31.Ne1 Bf8
  32. 32.Rbb1 Rxd4
  33. 33.Rxd4 Rxd4
  34. 34.bxa6 bxa6
  35. 35.Rb6 Nc4
  36. 36.Rxa6 Rd2+
  37. 37.Kf1 Ra2
  38. 38.Rc6 Nd2+
  39. 39.Kg1 Ra1
  40. 40.f4 exf3
  41. 41.Rc2 Bb4
  42. 42.Kf2 Ne4+
  43. 43.Kxf3 Nxg3
  44. 44.Rc7+ Ke6
  45. 45.Nc2 Bd6

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