Lev Polugaevsky vs Viktor Korchnoi

Candidats sf1 · 1977 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 65 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event Candidats sf1
Site Evian
Round 6
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/3R4/8/3r4/3k4/8/3p2K1/8 w - - 20 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.e4 Bb7
  4. 4.Qc2 Qh4
  5. 5.Nd2 Bb4
  6. 6.Bd3 f5
  7. 7.Nf3 Bxd2+
  8. 8.Kf1 Qh5
  9. 9.Bxd2 Nf6
  10. 10.exf5 Bxf3
  11. 11.gxf3 Nc6
  12. 12.Bc3 O-O
  13. 13.Re1 Qh3+
  14. 14.Ke2 Rae8
  15. 15.Kd1 e5
  16. 16.dxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.Be2 Nxf3
  18. 18.Qd3 Rxe2
  19. 19.Rxe2 Qg2
  20. 20.Rhe1 Nxe1
  21. 21.Kxe1 Qxh2
  22. 22.Re7 Qg1+
  23. 23.Ke2 Qg4+
  24. 24.Ke1 h5
  25. 25.Qg3 Qxg3
  26. 26.fxg3 Rf7
  27. 27.Bxf6 gxf6
  28. 28.Re8+ Kh7
  29. 29.Kf2 Kh6
  30. 30.b4 Kg5
  31. 31.Ra8 Kxf5
  32. 32.Rxa7 d6
  33. 33.a4 Ke6
  34. 34.a5 bxa5
  35. 35.Rxa5 f5
  36. 36.c5 Rh7
  37. 37.cxd6 cxd6
  38. 38.b5 h4
  39. 39.gxh4 Rxh4
  40. 40.Ra8 Rb4
  41. 41.Rb8 Kd5
  42. 42.Kf3 Rb3+
  43. 43.Kf4 Kc5
  44. 44.Rc8+ Kxb5
  45. 45.Kxf5 Re3
  46. 46.Kf4 Re1
  47. 47.Rd8 Kc5
  48. 48.Rc8+ Kd4
  49. 49.Kf3 d5
  50. 50.Kf2 Re5
  51. 51.Ra8 Kc3
  52. 52.Ra3+ Kb4
  53. 53.Ra1 d4
  54. 54.Rc1 d3
  55. 55.Rc8 d2
  56. 56.Rb8+ Kc3
  57. 57.Rc8+ Kd3
  58. 58.Rd8+ Kc2
  59. 59.Rc8+ Kd1
  60. 60.Rc7 Rf5+
  61. 61.Kg2 Ke2
  62. 62.Re7+ Kd3
  63. 63.Rd7+ Ke3
  64. 64.Re7+ Kd4
  65. 65.Rd7+ Rd5

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