Nigel Short vs Viktor Korchnoi

OHRA-A · 1986 · French, Winawer · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event OHRA-A
Site Brussels
Date 1986.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C19)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p1R5/1p2pp2/1P3k1p/5P1P/Pn3K2/2p4P/8 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Ne7
  7. 7.Nf3 Qa5
  8. 8.Bd2 Nbc6
  9. 9.Be2 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Qa4
  11. 11.Be3 b6
  12. 12.Qd3 Nb4
  13. 13.Qb5+ Qxb5
  14. 14.Bxb5+ Nbc6
  15. 15.Bd2 Bd7
  16. 16.Ba6 f6
  17. 17.exf6 gxf6
  18. 18.Bc3 h5
  19. 19.Nh4 Kf7
  20. 20.O-O Rag8
  21. 21.f4 Rg4
  22. 22.g3 Rxh4
  23. 23.gxh4 Nf5
  24. 24.Kf2 Ncxd4
  25. 25.Bxd4 Nxd4
  26. 26.c4 Nb3
  27. 27.Rad1 Nc5
  28. 28.Bb5 Bxb5
  29. 29.cxb5 Kg6
  30. 30.Rg1+ Kf5
  31. 31.Ke3 Rc8
  32. 32.Rg7 Nb3
  33. 33.Rd3 d4+
  34. 34.Kf3 Rc3
  35. 35.Rxc3 dxc3
  36. 36.Rc7 c2

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