Lev Polugaevsky vs Viktor Korchnoi

Candidats sf1 · 1977 · Bogo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Candidats sf1
Site Evian
Round 8
Date 1977.00.00
Opening Bogo-Indian Defense (E11)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b3rk/2R3b1/1p2p1q1/4P1Bp/PP1p1P2/3Q4/4P1B1/6K1 b - - 3 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 Bb4+
  4. 4.Bd2 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.Qc2 Nbd7
  9. 9.b3 b6
  10. 10.Rd1 Ba6
  11. 11.a4 Ne4
  12. 12.Bf4 Rc8
  13. 13.Nbd2 Nxd2
  14. 14.Rxd2 g5
  15. 15.Be3 f5
  16. 16.Rdd1 Bf6
  17. 17.Rac1 h6
  18. 18.Qd2 Bg7
  19. 19.h4 f4
  20. 20.gxf4 g4
  21. 21.Ne5 Nxe5
  22. 22.dxe5 Qxh4
  23. 23.cxd5 cxd5
  24. 24.Rxc8 Bxc8
  25. 25.Rc1 g3
  26. 26.Rc7 Ba6
  27. 27.fxg3 Qxg3
  28. 28.Rxa7 Bc8
  29. 29.b4 Kh8
  30. 30.Bf2 Qg4
  31. 31.Rc7 h5
  32. 32.Qe3 Rg8
  33. 33.Qf3 Qf5
  34. 34.Bh4 d4
  35. 35.Bg5 Qg6
  36. 36.Qd3

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