Lev Polugaevsky vs Viktor Korchnoi

Candidats sf2 · 1980 · Queen's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 64 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event Candidats sf2
Site Buenos Aires
Round 4
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E19)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/2kP4/4K3/8/1p6/1pr5/1R6 w - - 0 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bg2 e6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.d4 O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 Ne4
  8. 8.Qc2 Nxc3
  9. 9.Qxc3 f5
  10. 10.b3 Bf6
  11. 11.Bb2 d6
  12. 12.Rad1 a5
  13. 13.Ne1 Bxg2
  14. 14.Nxg2 Nc6
  15. 15.Qd2 Qd7
  16. 16.d5 Nd8
  17. 17.Bxf6 Rxf6
  18. 18.dxe6 Nxe6
  19. 19.Ne3 Re8
  20. 20.Nd5 Rg6
  21. 21.e3 Qd8
  22. 22.f3 Nc5
  23. 23.Nf4 Rf6
  24. 24.Rfe1 Rf7
  25. 25.Qc2 Nd7
  26. 26.Nd5 c6
  27. 27.Nc3 Qf6
  28. 28.Qd2 Rfe7
  29. 29.Kg2 Nc5
  30. 30.Na4 Nxa4
  31. 31.bxa4 Qf7
  32. 32.Qd4 Re5
  33. 33.Qxb6 Qxc4
  34. 34.Qb3 Qxb3
  35. 35.axb3 R5e6
  36. 36.Kf2 Kf7
  37. 37.Rd3 Ke7
  38. 38.Rc1 c5
  39. 39.Rc4 Rh6
  40. 40.h4 Rb8
  41. 41.Rf4 Rf6
  42. 42.g4 g6
  43. 43.h5 Rb4
  44. 44.hxg6 hxg6
  45. 45.Kg3 Ke6
  46. 46.gxf5+ gxf5
  47. 47.Rxb4 axb4
  48. 48.Rd1 d5
  49. 49.a5 Rf8
  50. 50.a6 Ra8
  51. 51.Ra1 Kd6
  52. 52.e4 fxe4
  53. 53.fxe4 c4
  54. 54.Kf4 cxb3
  55. 55.Ke3 Kc5
  56. 56.Rc1+ Kb5
  57. 57.exd5 Rxa6
  58. 58.Kd3 Rh6
  59. 59.Rb1 Rh3+
  60. 60.Kd4 Rc3
  61. 61.Rd1 b2
  62. 62.Rb1 Rc2
  63. 63.d6 Kc6
  64. 64.Ke5 b3

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