Tigran Petrosian vs Viktor Korchnoi

Candidats qf1 · 1977 · Queen's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Tigran Petrosian
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event Candidats qf1
Site Ciocco
Round 8
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p6p/6p1/P1K3P1/6k1/8/8/8 w - - 1 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 Be7
  7. 7.Nc3 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bg2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.Ne5 Bb7
  12. 12.Bf4 Re8
  13. 13.Rc1 Nf8
  14. 14.Bg5 Ne6
  15. 15.Bxf6 Bxf6
  16. 16.e3 c6
  17. 17.Nd3 Qd6
  18. 18.Re1 Rad8
  19. 19.b4 Re7
  20. 20.a4 Rde8
  21. 21.Qb3 Rd8
  22. 22.Red1 Red7
  23. 23.Ne2 g6
  24. 24.Nef4 Rc7
  25. 25.Rd2 Bg5
  26. 26.Nxe6 fxe6
  27. 27.Rdc2 Rdc8
  28. 28.Bh3 Kg7
  29. 29.Nf4 Re8
  30. 30.Rc3 Bc8
  31. 31.Nd3 Bd7
  32. 32.Ne5 Rec8
  33. 33.e4 Bxc1
  34. 34.Rxc1 dxe4
  35. 35.Nxd7 Qxd7
  36. 36.Bxe6 Qxd4
  37. 37.Rc4 Qa1+
  38. 38.Kg2 Rf8
  39. 39.Rxe4 Re7
  40. 40.Bd5 Rxe4
  41. 41.Bxe4 Qf6
  42. 42.Qc2 Rc8
  43. 43.a5 bxa5
  44. 44.bxa5 c5
  45. 45.Qc4 Re8
  46. 46.Bd5 Qd4
  47. 47.Qb3 Re2
  48. 48.Qb7+ Kh6
  49. 49.Qf7 Rxf2+
  50. 50.Qxf2 Qxd5+
  51. 51.Qf3 Qxf3+
  52. 52.Kxf3 Kg5
  53. 53.Ke4 Kg4
  54. 54.Kd5 Kh3
  55. 55.g4 Kxh2
  56. 56.Kxc5 Kg3
  57. 57.g5 Kg4

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