Lajos Portisch vs Viktor Korchnoi

Candidats qf1 · 1983 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event Candidats qf1
Site Bad Kissingen
Round 4
Date 1983.00.00
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5k2/4p2p/8/2pP4/2P1B1Pq/7r/r4PQ1/4RK2 b - - 7 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 c5
  8. 8.Be3 Bg4
  9. 9.Rc1 Qa5
  10. 10.Qd2 Nd7
  11. 11.d5 b5
  12. 12.Be2 O-O
  13. 13.c4 b4
  14. 14.O-O Rac8
  15. 15.h3 Bc3
  16. 16.Qc2 Bxf3
  17. 17.Bxf3 Nb6
  18. 18.Be2 Qa4
  19. 19.Qb1 Qa3
  20. 20.Rc2 Bg7
  21. 21.Bc1 Qa4
  22. 22.Bg4 f5
  23. 23.exf5 gxf5
  24. 24.Bf3 Qd7
  25. 25.Bb2 Bxb2
  26. 26.Qxb2 Na4
  27. 27.Qe5 Qd6
  28. 28.Qe3 Nc3
  29. 29.Qg5+ Kh8
  30. 30.Re1 Rf6
  31. 31.Qe3 Rc7
  32. 32.a3 a5
  33. 33.Rxc3 bxc3
  34. 34.Qxc3 Rb7
  35. 35.Qxa5 Kg8
  36. 36.Qc3 Kf8
  37. 37.g3 Rb6
  38. 38.a4 Qb8
  39. 39.Qe3 Qc7
  40. 40.Qc3 Qb8
  41. 41.Kg2 Ra6
  42. 42.Bd1 Rab6
  43. 43.a5 Rb1
  44. 44.a6 Rbb6
  45. 45.Bc2 f4
  46. 46.g4 f3+
  47. 47.Kg1 Rxa6
  48. 48.Bf5 Qf4
  49. 49.Re4 Qh6
  50. 50.Kh2 Qh4
  51. 51.Qxf3 Ra3
  52. 52.Qg2 Rxh3+
  53. 53.Kg1 Rh6
  54. 54.Kf1 Ra6
  55. 55.Re1 Ra2
  56. 56.Be4

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