Viktor Korchnoi vs Boris Spassky

The Game

White	Viktor Korchnoi
Black	Boris Spassky
Result	1-0
Event	St Petersburg m
Site	St Petersburg
Round	8
Date	1999.03.31
Opening	Benko Gambit (A59)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4b1rk/3nQ2p/2NP4/P7/7K/8/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 c5
3. 3.d5 b5
4. 4.cxb5 a6
5. 5.bxa6 g6
6. 6.Nc3 Bxa6
7. 7.e4 Bxf1
8. 8.Kxf1 d6
9. 9.Nf3 Bg7
10. 10.g3 O-O
11. 11.Kg2 Nbd7
12. 12.h3 Ra6
13. 13.Re1 Qa8
14. 14.Bg5 h6
15. 15.Bd2 e6
16. 16.dxe6 fxe6
17. 17.Qc2 g5
18. 18.a4 g4
19. 19.hxg4 Nxg4
20. 20.Bf4 d5
21. 21.Nb5 e5
22. 22.Nc7 Qa7
23. 23.Nxa6 exf4
24. 24.exd5 Qxa6
25. 25.Re6 Qb7
26. 26.Re7 fxg3
27. 27.Qg6 Qxb2
28. 28.Ra2 Ne3+
29. 29.Kh3 gxf2
30. 30.Rxb2 f1=Q+
31. 31.Kh2 Nf5
32. 32.Rg2 Qxg2+
33. 33.Kxg2 Nxe7
34. 34.Qe6+ Rf7
35. 35.Qxd7 Nf5
36. 36.Qc8+ Bf8
37. 37.Ne5 Rg7+
38. 38.Kh3 Nd6
39. 39.Qe6+ Kh7
40. 40.Nd7 Be7
41. 41.Nxc5

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