Pavel Kotsur vs Viktor Korchnoi

WchT 4th · 1997 · French, Tarrasch · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Pavel Kotsur
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event WchT 4th
Site Luzern
Round 4
Date 1997.10.28
Opening French, Tarrasch (C08)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/1p3p2/1p3k1p/6p1/1PP1n1P1/4PN1P/4K3/8 b - - 6 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.Ngf3 Nf6
  5. 5.exd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bb5+ Bd7
  7. 7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.dxc5 Nxc5
  10. 10.Re1 O-O
  11. 11.Nf1 Nce4
  12. 12.Be3 Ng4
  13. 13.Bd4 Bf6
  14. 14.Re2 Re8
  15. 15.h3 Bxd4
  16. 16.Qxd4 Ngf6
  17. 17.a3 Qa5
  18. 18.Ne3 Nd6
  19. 19.Ne5 Qb6
  20. 20.Qxb6 axb6
  21. 21.Nf3 Nc4
  22. 22.c3 Nxe3
  23. 23.Rxe3 Rxe3
  24. 24.fxe3 Re8
  25. 25.Kf2 Kf8
  26. 26.Ke2 Ke7
  27. 27.Rd1 Kd6
  28. 28.Rd4 Kc5
  29. 29.Ne1 Re4
  30. 30.Nd3+ Kd6
  31. 31.Rb4 Rxb4
  32. 32.axb4 Nd7
  33. 33.Nf4 Ne5
  34. 34.g4 h6
  35. 35.b3 g6
  36. 36.Kf2 Nd7
  37. 37.Ke2 Nf6
  38. 38.Kd3 Ke5
  39. 39.c4 g5
  40. 40.Ne2 Ne4
  41. 41.Ng1 Nf2+
  42. 42.Ke2 Ne4
  43. 43.Nf3+ Kd6
  44. 44.Nd4 dxc4
  45. 45.bxc4 Ke5
  46. 46.Nf3+ Ke6
  47. 47.Nd4+ Kf6
  48. 48.Nf3

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