Viktor Korchnoi vs Jan Timman

Belgrade · 1987 · English Opening · 0-1 in 62 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Jan Timman
Result 0-1
Event Belgrade
Site Belgrade
Date 1987.00.00
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7r/8/1P4p1/2K5/8/6k1/7p/7R w - - 1 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 c6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Nf3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qa4 Bc5
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Bg5 Re8
  11. 11.e3 h6
  12. 12.Bxf6 Qxf6
  13. 13.Nc3 Be6
  14. 14.Rad1 Red8
  15. 15.Qb5 Qe7
  16. 16.Nd4 Bxd4
  17. 17.exd4 Qd7
  18. 18.Rfe1 Rac8
  19. 19.Nxd5 a6
  20. 20.Qc5 Bxd5
  21. 21.Bxd5 Nb8
  22. 22.Qa5 b6
  23. 23.Bxf7+ Qxf7
  24. 24.Qxb6 Rf8
  25. 25.Rd2 Rc6
  26. 26.Qa5 Rf6
  27. 27.Ree2 Nc6
  28. 28.Qc5 Qxa2
  29. 29.d5 Nd8
  30. 30.d6 Ne6
  31. 31.Qa7 Qb1+
  32. 32.Kg2 Nf4+
  33. 33.gxf4 Rg6+
  34. 34.Kf3 Qh1+
  35. 35.Ke3 Re8+
  36. 36.Kd3 Qf3+
  37. 37.Re3 Rxd6+
  38. 38.Kc2 Rxd2+
  39. 39.Kxd2 Qxf2+
  40. 40.Kd3 Qf1+
  41. 41.Kc2 Qf2+
  42. 42.Kd3 Rd8+
  43. 43.Kc3 Qxh2
  44. 44.Qb6 Rc8+
  45. 45.Kb3 Qxf4
  46. 46.Qe6+ Qf7
  47. 47.Ka4 Qxe6
  48. 48.Rxe6 Ra8
  49. 49.b4 Kf7
  50. 50.Rc6 h5
  51. 51.Rc7+ Kf6
  52. 52.Rc6+ Kg5
  53. 53.Rc5+ Kh6
  54. 54.Rc6+ g6
  55. 55.Ka5 h4
  56. 56.Kb6 Rb8+
  57. 57.Kc5 h3
  58. 58.Rxa6 h2
  59. 59.Ra1 Kg5
  60. 60.b5 Rh8
  61. 61.Rh1 Kf4
  62. 62.b6 Kg3

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