Yannick Pelletier vs Viktor Korchnoi

The Game

White	Yannick Pelletier
Black	Viktor Korchnoi
Result	0-1
Event	Nagler mem
Site	Zuerich
Round	5
Date	1998.08.11
Opening	Queen's Indian Defense (E12)
Moves	36

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r5/6pp/4k3/1p1Rb3/p7/P4P2/K2N2PP/8 w - - 1 37

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 Nf6
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nf3 b6
4. 4.a3 Bb7
5. 5.Nc3 d5
6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
7. 7.Qc2 Nxc3
8. 8.bxc3 Be7
9. 9.e4 O-O
10. 10.Bd3 c5
11. 11.O-O cxd4
12. 12.cxd4 Qc8
13. 13.Qe2 Ba6
14. 14.Bf4 Bxd3
15. 15.Qxd3 Qa6
16. 16.Rfd1 Qxd3
17. 17.Rxd3 Nd7
18. 18.Rc3 Rfc8
19. 19.Rac1 Rxc3
20. 20.Rxc3 Nf6
21. 21.Nd2 b5
22. 22.f3 a5
23. 23.Kf2 a4
24. 24.Ke2 Kf8
25. 25.Kd3 Nd7
26. 26.Kc2 Ke8
27. 27.Kb2 Bf6
28. 28.e5 Be7
29. 29.Rc6 Rb8
30. 30.d5 exd5
31. 31.e6 Bf6+
32. 32.Ka2 Ne5
33. 33.exf7+ Kxf7
34. 34.Rd6 Rc8
35. 35.Bxe5 Bxe5
36. 36.Rxd5 Ke6

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