Lev Polugaevsky vs Viktor Korchnoi

Candidats sf2 · 1980 · Queen's Indian Defense · 0-1 in 95 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event Candidats sf2
Site Buenos Aires
Round 8
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E17)
Moves 95
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/pK6/1p6/1P2nk2/1P6/8/8 w - - 3 96

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.d5 exd5
  8. 8.Nd4 Bc6
  9. 9.cxd5 Bxd5
  10. 10.Bxd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.e4 Nb4
  12. 12.Nc3 Bf6
  13. 13.Nf5 Re8
  14. 14.f4 d6
  15. 15.Qg4 N8c6
  16. 16.e5 dxe5
  17. 17.Ne4 exf4
  18. 18.Nh6+ Kf8
  19. 19.Nxf6 Qxf6
  20. 20.Rxf4 Re1+
  21. 21.Kg2 Ne5
  22. 22.Rxf6 Nxg4
  23. 23.Rxf7+ Ke8
  24. 24.Rxg7 Nxh6
  25. 25.a3 Rd8
  26. 26.axb4 Rd7
  27. 27.Rxd7 Kxd7
  28. 28.Kf2 Rh1
  29. 29.Ke2 Nf5
  30. 30.Kd3 Kc6
  31. 31.b3 Kd5
  32. 32.g4 Ne7
  33. 33.Bb2 Rxh2
  34. 34.Bc3 Nc6
  35. 35.Rf1 Rh3+
  36. 36.Kc2 a6
  37. 37.Rf5+ Kd6
  38. 38.Rf6+ Kd7
  39. 39.Rf7+ Kc8
  40. 40.Rf8+ Kb7
  41. 41.Rf5 Rh2+
  42. 42.Kd3 Rh3+
  43. 43.Kc2 Ne7
  44. 44.Re5 Ng6
  45. 45.Re4 Rf3
  46. 46.g5 Rf5
  47. 47.Bd2 Kc6
  48. 48.Re1 Rf7
  49. 49.Ra1 Kb5
  50. 50.Re1 Ne7
  51. 51.Re4 Kc6
  52. 52.Rc4+ Kd7
  53. 53.Rd4+ Ke6
  54. 54.Re4+ Kd5
  55. 55.Rg4 Ng6
  56. 56.Rg1 Ne5
  57. 57.Rg2 Ke4
  58. 58.Bc3 Ng6
  59. 59.Bd2 Nf8
  60. 60.Re2+ Kd5
  61. 61.Bc3 Rf5
  62. 62.Rd2+ Ke6
  63. 63.Bg7 Ng6
  64. 64.Rh2 Rf7
  65. 65.Bc3 Nf4
  66. 66.Bd2 Nd5
  67. 67.Re2+ Kf5
  68. 68.Rf2+ Kg6
  69. 69.Re2 Re7
  70. 70.Rf2 Ne3+
  71. 71.Kd3 Nf5
  72. 72.Bf4 Rd7+
  73. 73.Kc3 Nd6
  74. 74.Re2 Nb5+
  75. 75.Kb2 Rf7
  76. 76.Re4 Kf5
  77. 77.Re1 Nd4
  78. 78.Bc1 Nf3
  79. 79.Rd1 Rg7
  80. 80.Kc3 Nxg5
  81. 81.Rd5+ Kg4
  82. 82.Rd4+ Kh5
  83. 83.Rd5 h6
  84. 84.Kc4 Rg6
  85. 85.Be3 b5+
  86. 86.Kc5 Kg4
  87. 87.Rd7 Ne4+
  88. 88.Kd4 Rd6+
  89. 89.Rxd6 Nxd6
  90. 90.Kd5 h5
  91. 91.Bf2 h4
  92. 92.Bxh4 Kxh4
  93. 93.Kc6 Kg4
  94. 94.Kxc7 Ne4
  95. 95.Kb6 Kf4

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