Lajos Portisch vs Viktor Korchnoi

Hoogovens · 1990 · English Opening · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Lajos Portisch
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 11
Date 1990.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5r2/6pk/2nR3p/5p2/p7/6P1/4PP1P/1R4K1 b - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nb6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.b4 Re8
  10. 10.Rb1 Bf8
  11. 11.d3 a5
  12. 12.b5 Nd4
  13. 13.Bb2 Bg4
  14. 14.Nd2 Qc8
  15. 15.Re1 a4
  16. 16.Qc1 Bd7
  17. 17.Nf3 c5
  18. 18.bxc6 Bxc6
  19. 19.Nxd4 exd4
  20. 20.Bxc6 bxc6
  21. 21.Ne4 c5
  22. 22.Qc2 Qd8
  23. 23.Bc1 c4
  24. 24.dxc4 f5
  25. 25.Bg5 Qc7
  26. 26.c5 Nc8
  27. 27.Bf4 Qc6
  28. 28.Ng5 Qd5
  29. 29.Red1 h6
  30. 30.Nf3 Qxc5
  31. 31.Qa2+ Kh7
  32. 32.Nxd4 Qxa3
  33. 33.Qxa3 Bxa3
  34. 34.Nb5 Bf8
  35. 35.Nc7 Na7
  36. 36.Nxa8 Rxa8
  37. 37.Bd6 Nc6
  38. 38.Bxf8 Rxf8
  39. 39.Rd6

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