Vladimir Kramnik vs Viktor Korchnoi

The Game

White	Vladimir Kramnik
Black	Viktor Korchnoi
Result	1-0
Event	EUCup f
Site	Budapest
Round	1
Date	1996.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Accepted (D24)
Moves	49

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/6k1/6q1/5PQp/7P/8/6K1 b - f3 0 49

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 d5
2. 2.d4 Nf6
3. 3.c4 dxc4
4. 4.Nc3 a6
5. 5.e4 b5
6. 6.e5 Nd5
7. 7.a4 e6
8. 8.axb5 Nb6
9. 9.Be3 Bb4
10. 10.Nd2 axb5
11. 11.Rxa8 Nxa8
12. 12.Qg4 Kf8
13. 13.Nxb5 Nb6
14. 14.Nc3 Nc6
15. 15.Be2 h5
16. 16.Qe4 Bb7
17. 17.O-O g6
18. 18.Bf3 Kg7
19. 19.Qf4 Be7
20. 20.Rd1 Ba8
21. 21.d5 g5
22. 22.Qg3 h4
23. 23.Qg4 Nxe5
24. 24.Bd4 Bf6
25. 25.Bxe5 Bxe5
26. 26.dxe6 f5
27. 27.Qxf5 Qf6
28. 28.Qh3 Bxc3
29. 29.bxc3 Qxc3
30. 30.Qf5 Qf6
31. 31.Qc5 Kh6
32. 32.Qxc7 Nd5
33. 33.Qxc4 Nf4
34. 34.Ne4 Bxe4
35. 35.Qxe4 Re8
36. 36.Bg4 Nxe6
37. 37.Qc6 Qg6
38. 38.Bf5 Qxf5
39. 39.Qxe8 g4
40. 40.Re1 Ng5
41. 41.Qh8+ Nh7
42. 42.Qe5 Qg6
43. 43.Qf4+ Kh5
44. 44.h3 gxh3
45. 45.Re5+ Ng5
46. 46.gxh3 Qf6
47. 47.Qg4+ Kg6
48. 48.Rxg5+ Qxg5
49. 49.f4

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