Viktor Korchnoi vs Peter Svidler

St Petersburg · 1997 · King's Indian, Classical · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Peter Svidler
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Round 7
Date 1997.00.00
Opening King's Indian, Classical (E94)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/2R1nk2/b4bpp/ppB1p2P/4Pp2/5P2/PP4P1/2R3K1 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 O-O
  5. 5.Be2 d6
  6. 6.Nf3 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Be3 Qe7
  9. 9.Qc2 Ng4
  10. 10.Bg5 f6
  11. 11.Bd2 c6
  12. 12.d5 f5
  13. 13.Ng5 Ndf6
  14. 14.f3 Nh6
  15. 15.c5 cxd5
  16. 16.Nxd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Bc4 f4
  18. 18.Bxd5+ Kh8
  19. 19.h4 dxc5
  20. 20.Rac1 Ng8
  21. 21.Qxc5 h6
  22. 22.Qxe7 Nxe7
  23. 23.Nf7+ Kg8
  24. 24.Bb3 Rxf7
  25. 25.Rc7 Bf6
  26. 26.Bb4 Kg7
  27. 27.Rfc1 a5
  28. 28.Ba3 b5
  29. 29.Bc5 Ba6
  30. 30.Bxf7 Kxf7
  31. 31.h5

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