Lajos Portisch vs Viktor Korchnoi

The Game

White	Lajos Portisch
Black	Viktor Korchnoi
Result	1-0
Event	World Cup
Site	Skelleftea
Date	1989.00.00
Opening	Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves	39

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4k2/P1Nn1p1p/1n4p1/3p4/1N6/6P1/R4P1P/6K1 b - - 2 39

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 e6
2. 2.c4 Bb4+
3. 3.Bd2 a5
4. 4.Nf3 d6
5. 5.g3 Nc6
6. 6.Bg2 e5
7. 7.d5 Nce7
8. 8.Bxb4 axb4
9. 9.Nbd2 Nf6
10. 10.O-O O-O
11. 11.Ne1 c6
12. 12.dxc6 bxc6
13. 13.Nd3 Rb8
14. 14.c5 Ba6
15. 15.cxd6 Qxd6
16. 16.Nb3 Rfd8
17. 17.Ndc5 Qxd1
18. 18.Rfxd1 Rxd1+
19. 19.Rxd1 Bxe2
20. 20.Re1 Bc4
21. 21.Rxe5 Kf8
22. 22.Re1 Ra8
23. 23.Ra1 Ned5
24. 24.a3 bxa3
25. 25.Nd2 Nb6
26. 26.bxa3 Bd5
27. 27.a4 Ra5
28. 28.Bxd5 cxd5
29. 29.Ndb3 Ra7
30. 30.a5 Nbd7
31. 31.Nd3 Nb8
32. 32.Nd4 Nfd7
33. 33.Ra3 g6
34. 34.Nb4 Ne5
35. 35.a6 Nc4
36. 36.Ra2 Nb6
37. 37.Nb5 Ra8
38. 38.a7 N8d7
39. 39.Nc7

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