Lev Polugaevsky vs Viktor Korchnoi

URS-ch27 · 1960 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch27
Site Leningrad
Round 10
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D97)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r4/p2P1pkp/5bp1/2p5/8/PR3N1P/2b3P1/3R1nK1 w - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 Na6
  8. 8.Be2 c5
  9. 9.d5 e6
  10. 10.O-O exd5
  11. 11.exd5 Bf5
  12. 12.a3 Re8
  13. 13.Rd1 Ne4
  14. 14.Be3 Nd6
  15. 15.Qf4 Ne4
  16. 16.Nb5 Bxb2
  17. 17.Ra2 Bg7
  18. 18.Bc4 Nf6
  19. 19.Nd6 Nh5
  20. 20.Nxb7 Qc8
  21. 21.Qd6 Nb8
  22. 22.Bb5 Rxe3
  23. 23.fxe3 Bf8
  24. 24.Qd8 Qxb7
  25. 25.Bc4 Nc6
  26. 26.Qh4 Na5
  27. 27.Bf1 Qb3
  28. 28.Rad2 Qxe3+
  29. 29.Kh1 Be7
  30. 30.Qa4 Qc3
  31. 31.d6 Bf6
  32. 32.d7 Rd8
  33. 33.Re2 Kg7
  34. 34.Kg1 Qb3
  35. 35.Qxb3 Nxb3
  36. 36.h3 Ng3
  37. 37.Re3 Nxf1
  38. 38.Rxb3 Bc2

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