Viktor Korchnoi vs Boris Spassky

St Petersburg m · 1999 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 2
Date 1999.03.27
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2n2r2/p2r3k/1pR1RB2/3P4/4pP1P/1P5K/7P/8 w - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bd2 Bg7
  6. 6.e4 Nb6
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 f5
  9. 9.exf5 Bxf5
  10. 10.Qb3+ Kh8
  11. 11.Nf3 Nc6
  12. 12.d5 Ne5
  13. 13.Rd1 Qc8
  14. 14.O-O c6
  15. 15.Nd4 c5
  16. 16.Nxf5 gxf5
  17. 17.f4 Nf7
  18. 18.Rfe1 Nd6
  19. 19.Bf3 Nbc4
  20. 20.Bf2 Bf6
  21. 21.Qc2 Rb8
  22. 22.b3 Nb6
  23. 23.Ne2 c4
  24. 24.Ng3 cxb3
  25. 25.Qxb3 Qc4
  26. 26.Nh5 Qxb3
  27. 27.axb3 Nbc8
  28. 28.Nxf6 exf6
  29. 29.Re6 b6
  30. 30.Rc1 Rb7
  31. 31.Rc6 Rd7
  32. 32.Bd4 Kg7
  33. 33.g3 Kg6
  34. 34.Kg2 h5
  35. 35.Kh3 h4
  36. 36.gxh4 Ne4
  37. 37.Bxe4 fxe4
  38. 38.Bxf6 Kh7

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