Lev Polugaevsky vs Viktor Korchnoi

URS-ch34 · 1966 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch34
Site Tbilisi
Round 3
Date 1966.00.00
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/1n6/1N1p4/3P2p1/1PP3P1/2k3Kp/8/8 w - - 3 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 c5
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 e6
  6. 6.Nge2 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nf4 Ne8
  9. 9.a3 d6
  10. 10.Rb1 Rb8
  11. 11.b4 Bd7
  12. 12.Qb3 Nc7
  13. 13.Bb2 Qe7
  14. 14.Nb5 Bxb2
  15. 15.Qxb2 Rfc8
  16. 16.Nxc7 Rxc7
  17. 17.d4 b6
  18. 18.Rfd1 cxd4
  19. 19.exd4 Nd8
  20. 20.Qb3 Qf6
  21. 21.Bf1 Bc8
  22. 22.Rbc1 Bb7
  23. 23.d5 e5
  24. 24.Ng2 Bc8
  25. 25.Ne3 Bd7
  26. 26.Qb2 Qe7
  27. 27.Qa2 Nb7
  28. 28.Re1 Rbc8
  29. 29.Qb2 Qg5
  30. 30.Ng2 Bh3
  31. 31.Ne3 Bxf1
  32. 32.Rxf1 f5
  33. 33.f4 exf4
  34. 34.Rxf4 Re8
  35. 35.Re1 Rce7
  36. 36.Qc3 Re5
  37. 37.Nc2 Rxe1+
  38. 38.Nxe1 Qe7
  39. 39.Nc2 Qe5
  40. 40.Qxe5 Rxe5
  41. 41.Kf2 g5
  42. 42.Rf3 Kg7
  43. 43.h4 h6
  44. 44.Ne3 Kg6
  45. 45.h5+ Kxh5
  46. 46.Rxf5 Rxf5+
  47. 47.Nxf5 a5
  48. 48.Kf3 axb4
  49. 49.axb4 Kg6
  50. 50.Ke4 h5
  51. 51.Ne7+ Kf6
  52. 52.Nc8 h4
  53. 53.g4 h3
  54. 54.Kf3 Ke5
  55. 55.Nxb6 Kd4
  56. 56.Kg3 Kc3

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