Tigran Petrosian vs Viktor Korchnoi

URS-ch28 · 1961 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch28
Site Moscow
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D83)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r1k/q3r1bp/1p4p1/pQ6/2N5/1P2P1BP/P4PPK/3R4 b - - 6 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Qb3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 Nbd7
  8. 8.Nf3 Nb6
  9. 9.O-O Nxc4
  10. 10.Qxc4 c6
  11. 11.Be5 Bh6
  12. 12.Rfd1 Be6
  13. 13.Qb4 b6
  14. 14.Qa4 Qe8
  15. 15.Rac1 Nd5
  16. 16.Nd2 Qd7
  17. 17.Qa3 Rac8
  18. 18.Ne2 a5
  19. 19.Nc4 Qa7
  20. 20.b3 Rfd8
  21. 21.h3 Qa6
  22. 22.Qb2 f6
  23. 23.Bg3 Bf7
  24. 24.Kh2 Rd7
  25. 25.Nc3 Nxc3
  26. 26.Qxc3 Rcd8
  27. 27.Rc2 e5
  28. 28.Rcd2 e4
  29. 29.d5 Bxd5
  30. 30.Qxf6 Bg7
  31. 31.Qg5 Rf8
  32. 32.Qg4 Rdf7
  33. 33.Nd6 Re7
  34. 34.Rxd5 cxd5
  35. 35.Qg5 Bf6
  36. 36.Qxd5+ Kh8
  37. 37.Nxe4 Bg7
  38. 38.Nd6 Qa8
  39. 39.Qb5 Qa7
  40. 40.Nc4

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