Lev Polugaevsky vs Viktor Korchnoi

URS-chT · 1975 · English Opening · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event URS-chT
Site Riga
Date 1975.00.00
Opening English Opening (A26)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2R5/2p3kp/2p2p2/8/2Nn4/7r/5K2 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 g6
  5. 5.g3 Bg7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.Rb1 a5
  9. 9.a3 h6
  10. 10.b4 axb4
  11. 11.axb4 Be6
  12. 12.b5 Ne7
  13. 13.Bb2 Nd7
  14. 14.Nd2 c6
  15. 15.e4 f5
  16. 16.exf5 gxf5
  17. 17.f4 Ng6
  18. 18.Kh1 Qc8
  19. 19.Nb3 exf4
  20. 20.gxf4 Nf6
  21. 21.Qd2 Kh7
  22. 22.Ra1 Rxa1
  23. 23.Rxa1 Nh4
  24. 24.Rg1 Rg8
  25. 25.Nd4 Bd7
  26. 26.bxc6 bxc6
  27. 27.Nf3 Nxg2
  28. 28.Qxg2 Qe8
  29. 29.Re1 Qf7
  30. 30.c5 Nh5
  31. 31.Qd2 dxc5
  32. 32.Ne5 Bxe5
  33. 33.Rxe5 Qg7
  34. 34.Qf2 Nxf4
  35. 35.Re3 Qg2+
  36. 36.Qxg2 Rxg2
  37. 37.Re7+ Kg6
  38. 38.Rxd7 Rxb2
  39. 39.Kg1 Rg2+
  40. 40.Kf1 Rxh2
  41. 41.Rc7 Nxd3

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