Lev Polugaevsky vs Viktor Korchnoi

The Game

White	Lev Polugaevsky
Black	Viktor Korchnoi
Result	0-1
Event	Candidats sf2
Site	Buenos Aires
Round	14
Date	1980.00.00
Opening	English Opening (A34)
Moves	41

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/K2R4/6p1/p3r3/8/8/P1b2r1P/2R5 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
2. 2.c4 c5
3. 3.Nc3 d5
4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
5. 5.e4 Nb4
6. 6.Bc4 Nd3+
7. 7.Ke2 Nf4+
8. 8.Kf1 Ne6
9. 9.b4 cxb4
10. 10.Nd5 g6
11. 11.Bb2 Bg7
12. 12.Bxg7 Nxg7
13. 13.Nxb4 O-O
14. 14.d4 Bg4
15. 15.Ke2 Qd6
16. 16.Qd2 Ne6
17. 17.Bxe6 Qxe6
18. 18.Ke3 f5
19. 19.Qd3 fxe4
20. 20.Qxe4 Qxe4+
21. 21.Kxe4 Nd7
22. 22.Rhc1 Rf5
23. 23.Rc7 Nf6+
24. 24.Kd3 a5
25. 25.Nc2 Nd5
26. 26.Rxb7 Nf4+
27. 27.Ke4 Nxg2
28. 28.Ne5 Rf4+
29. 29.Kd5 Bf5
30. 30.Rc7 Rd8+
31. 31.Kc5 Bxc2
32. 32.Nc6 Re8
33. 33.Nxe7+ Kf8
34. 34.Nc6 Rf5+
35. 35.Ne5 Nf4
36. 36.Rxh7 Kg8
37. 37.Rd7 Nd3+
38. 38.Kb6 Nxe5
39. 39.dxe5 Rexe5
40. 40.Rc1 Rf6+
41. 41.Ka7 Rxf2

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