Tigran Petrosian vs Viktor Korchnoi

Candidats sf2 · 1974 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf2
Site Odessa
Round 4
Date 1974.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D79)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b5/r4pkp/n1pBp1p1/P2pP3/3P4/5PP1/1R5P/5B1K w - - 3 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.O-O O-O
  5. 5.c4 c6
  6. 6.d4 d5
  7. 7.cxd5 cxd5
  8. 8.Ne5 Bf5
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne4
  10. 10.Bf4 Nc6
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Na4 Qa5
  13. 13.Rc1 Qb4
  14. 14.e3 Rac8
  15. 15.f3 Nd6
  16. 16.a3 Qa5
  17. 17.Rc5 Qd8
  18. 18.Kh1 Re8
  19. 19.Re1 Bd7
  20. 20.Rc1 Nc4
  21. 21.e4 e6
  22. 22.b3 Nxa3
  23. 23.e5 Rb8
  24. 24.Ra1 Nb5
  25. 25.Qd2 Bf8
  26. 26.Nc5 Bc8
  27. 27.Ra4 Qb6
  28. 28.b4 Nc7
  29. 29.Rea1 a5
  30. 30.bxa5 Qb2
  31. 31.Qxb2 Rxb2
  32. 32.Bc1 Rc2
  33. 33.Ba3 Na6
  34. 34.Bf1 Bxc5
  35. 35.Bxc5 Kg7
  36. 36.Bd6 Rd8
  37. 37.R4a2 Rxa2
  38. 38.Rxa2 Rd7
  39. 39.Rb2 Ra7

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