Nigel Short vs Viktor Korchnoi

Hoogovens · 1987 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Date 1987.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C18)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/4B3/4K2n/1k3P2/8/5P2/8 b - - 0 56

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.h4 Nbc6
  8. 8.h5 Qa5
  9. 9.Bd2 cxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 Qa4
  11. 11.Bc3 b6
  12. 12.h6 gxh6
  13. 13.Qd3 a5
  14. 14.Qd2 Nf5
  15. 15.Rb1 Ncxd4
  16. 16.Kd1 Rg8
  17. 17.Rxb6 Bd7
  18. 18.Bxd4 Qxd4
  19. 19.Qxd4 Nxd4
  20. 20.Rxh6 Rg7
  21. 21.Rh4 Nf5
  22. 22.Rh3 Kd8
  23. 23.Ne2 Kc7
  24. 24.Rb2 d4
  25. 25.Nf4 Bc6
  26. 26.Bd3 Rh8
  27. 27.g3 Rg5
  28. 28.Ne2 Bg2
  29. 29.Rh2 Bf3
  30. 30.Kd2 Bxe2
  31. 31.Bxe2 Ne7
  32. 32.Rb5 Nc6
  33. 33.Rh5 h6
  34. 34.Bf3 Rxh5
  35. 35.Bxh5 d3
  36. 36.c3 Na7
  37. 37.Rxa5 Kb6
  38. 38.Ra4 Nc6
  39. 39.Re4 Rf8
  40. 40.Kxd3 f5
  41. 41.exf6 Rxf6
  42. 42.Rf4 Rxf4
  43. 43.gxf4 Kc5
  44. 44.Be2 Ne7
  45. 45.c4 Nf5
  46. 46.Bg4 Ng7
  47. 47.Ke4 h5
  48. 48.Bh3 Kxc4
  49. 49.Ke5 h4
  50. 50.Kf6 Nh5+
  51. 51.Kg5 Ng7
  52. 52.Kxh4 Kb3
  53. 53.Kg5 Kxa3
  54. 54.Kf6 Nh5+
  55. 55.Ke5 Kb4
  56. 56.Bxe6

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