Miguel Najdorf vs Viktor Korchnoi

Hastings7172 · 1971 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Miguel Najdorf
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings7172
Site Hastings
Round 15
Date 1971.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

6k1/pp3pbp/1n2p1p1/1b6/3P4/PB2P3/5PPP/2B1N1K1 w - - 1 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.c4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bc4 Nxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 c5
  9. 9.O-O Qc7
  10. 10.Qe2 Bg4
  11. 11.Ba3 Nd7
  12. 12.Rac1 Qa5
  13. 13.Bb2 Rac8
  14. 14.a3 cxd4
  15. 15.cxd4 Nb6
  16. 16.Bb3 Bd7
  17. 17.Rxc8 Rxc8
  18. 18.Rc1 Rxc1+
  19. 19.Bxc1 e6
  20. 20.Qe1 Qxe1+
  21. 21.Nxe1 Bb5

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