Lev Polugaevsky vs Viktor Korchnoi

Candidats sf1 · 1977 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf1
Site Evian
Round 4
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

1r5k/p1n3p1/2r2b2/p4p1p/R3p3/4P1P1/qP3P1P/3RBBK1 w - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.g3 c5
  3. 3.Nf3 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 d5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.c4 Nc6
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.N1d2 Be7
  11. 11.Ne4 b6
  12. 12.Nc3 Ncb4
  13. 13.Bd2 Rc8
  14. 14.Qb1 O-O
  15. 15.Rd1 Qc7
  16. 16.Nxd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.Rc1 Qd7
  18. 18.Qe4 f5
  19. 19.Qb1 e4
  20. 20.Nd4 Bf6
  21. 21.Nxe6 Qxe6
  22. 22.Be1 Kh8
  23. 23.a4 Qe5
  24. 24.Ra2 Bg5
  25. 25.Rd1 Rc6
  26. 26.Ra3 Rfc8
  27. 27.e3 Bf6
  28. 28.Rb3 Qe6
  29. 29.Bf1 h5
  30. 30.a5 Nc7
  31. 31.Rb4 bxa5
  32. 32.Ra4 Rb8
  33. 33.Qa2 Qxa2

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