Lajos Portisch vs Viktor Korchnoi

The Game

White	Lajos Portisch
Black	Viktor Korchnoi
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Chess Classics Masters
Site	Frankfurt
Round	11
Date	1998.06.19
Opening	Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves	41

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Final Position

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

6k1/6p1/p6p/2R5/1rb5/4BP2/1P4P1/6K1 b - - 4 41

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 dxc4
3. 3.e3 e6
4. 4.Bxc4 c5
5. 5.Nf3 Nf6
6. 6.O-O a6
7. 7.a4 Nc6
8. 8.Qe2 cxd4
9. 9.Rd1 Be7
10. 10.exd4 O-O
11. 11.Nc3 Nd5
12. 12.Qe4 Ncb4
13. 13.Ne5 b6
14. 14.Nc6 Nxc6
15. 15.Nxd5 Bb7
16. 16.Nxe7+ Qxe7
17. 17.d5 Nb4
18. 18.Qe2 Rad8
19. 19.dxe6 Rxd1+
20. 20.Qxd1 fxe6
21. 21.Be3 Nd5
22. 22.Qd4 Kh8
23. 23.Bxd5 Bxd5
24. 24.Qxb6 Qf6
25. 25.Rf1 h6
26. 26.f3 Qg6
27. 27.Qd6 Kg8
28. 28.Bc5 Rf6
29. 29.Qg3 Qc2
30. 30.Bd4 Rg6
31. 31.Qf2 Qxa4
32. 32.Kh1 Rg5
33. 33.h4 Rf5
34. 34.Rc1 e5
35. 35.Be3 Rh5
36. 36.Kg1 Qxh4
37. 37.Qxh4 Rxh4
38. 38.Rc5 Bf7
39. 39.Rxe5 Rb4
40. 40.Ra5 Bc4
41. 41.Rc5

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