Lev Polugaevsky vs Viktor Korchnoi

URS-ch33 · 1965 · English Opening · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch33
Site Tallinn
Date 1965.00.00
Opening English Opening (A38)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6nk/p7/6Q1/3PpN1p/P3q3/3p1pPp/3B1P1P/6K1 b - - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.b3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bb2 Nf6
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.Nf3 e5
  8. 8.O-O d6
  9. 9.e3 Ne8
  10. 10.d3 f5
  11. 11.Qd2 Rb8
  12. 12.Rad1 Nc7
  13. 13.Ne1 Be6
  14. 14.Nd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.cxd5 Ne7
  16. 16.e4 f4
  17. 17.Bh3 Kh8
  18. 18.Nf3 Ng8
  19. 19.b4 b6
  20. 20.a4 h5
  21. 21.Nh4 Kh7
  22. 22.bxc5 bxc5
  23. 23.Bc3 f3
  24. 24.Rb1 Qf6
  25. 25.Qc2 Kh8
  26. 26.Rxb8 Rxb8
  27. 27.Rb1 Rxb1+
  28. 28.Qxb1 g5
  29. 29.Nf5 g4
  30. 30.Qb7 gxh3
  31. 31.Qxc7 Qg5
  32. 32.Bd2 Qg4
  33. 33.Qxd6 c4
  34. 34.Nxg7 cxd3
  35. 35.Nf5 Qxe4
  36. 36.Qg6

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