Lev Polugaevsky vs Viktor Korchnoi

Candidats sf2 · 1980 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats sf2
Site Buenos Aires
Round 10
Date 1980.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

6k1/6pp/2pr1p2/R7/P4P2/6P1/7P/7K b - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4
  5. 5.Nd5 Bc5
  6. 6.Bg2 d6
  7. 7.O-O Nxd5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Bxd4
  10. 10.e3 Bb6
  11. 11.f4 O-O
  12. 12.b3 f6
  13. 13.a4 a5
  14. 14.Bb2 Bd7
  15. 15.Kh1 Qe7
  16. 16.Qc2 Kh8
  17. 17.Rae1 c6
  18. 18.d4 exd4
  19. 19.exd4 Qf7
  20. 20.dxc6 Bxc6
  21. 21.Bxc6 bxc6
  22. 22.Qc4 Qxc4
  23. 23.bxc4 Rfe8
  24. 24.Bc3 Kg8
  25. 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  26. 26.Rb1 Ba7
  27. 27.Rb7 Re3
  28. 28.c5 Bxc5
  29. 29.dxc5 Rxc3
  30. 30.cxd6 Rd3
  31. 31.Ra7 Rxd6
  32. 32.Rxa5

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