Nigel Short vs Viktor Korchnoi

Brussels · 1987 · French, Tarrasch · 0-1 in 63 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event Brussels
Site Brussels
Date 1987.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C09)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3k2K1/7R/8/5q2/8/8/8/8 b - - 3 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.Ngf3 Nc6
  5. 5.exd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bb5 Bd6
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Nb3 Qe7+
  9. 9.Qe2 Bb6
  10. 10.Ne5 Bd7
  11. 11.Nxd7 Kxd7
  12. 12.O-O Qxe2
  13. 13.Bxe2 Nf6
  14. 14.Bf4 Rae8
  15. 15.Bd3 g6
  16. 16.Rad1 Kc8
  17. 17.c3 h6
  18. 18.h3 Nh5
  19. 19.Bc1 Ng3
  20. 20.Rfe1 g5
  21. 21.Nd2 f5
  22. 22.Nf3 Kc7
  23. 23.Be3 Bxe3
  24. 24.Rxe3 Rxe3
  25. 25.fxe3 Re8
  26. 26.Kf2 Ne4+
  27. 27.Kg1 Nd6
  28. 28.Bf1 Rxe3
  29. 29.Rxd5 f4
  30. 30.Bd3 Ne7
  31. 31.Re5 Nef5
  32. 32.Rc5+ Kb6
  33. 33.Rd5 Kc6
  34. 34.c4 Ng3
  35. 35.b4 Kc7
  36. 36.c5 Nde4
  37. 37.b5 h5
  38. 38.Bxe4 Nxe4
  39. 39.Re5 g4
  40. 40.hxg4 hxg4
  41. 41.Re7+ Kd8
  42. 42.Rxb7 gxf3
  43. 43.gxf3 Nxc5
  44. 44.Rxa7 Re1+
  45. 45.Kg2 Rb1
  46. 46.a4 Nd7
  47. 47.Kh3 Ne5
  48. 48.Kh4 Rb4
  49. 49.Kg5 Nxf3+
  50. 50.Kf5 Nd4+
  51. 51.Ke5 f3
  52. 52.a5 Rxb5+
  53. 53.Kxd4 Rf5
  54. 54.Ke4 f2
  55. 55.Kxf5 f1=Q+
  56. 56.Ke5 Qc4
  57. 57.Rh7 Qc3+
  58. 58.Ke6 Qe3+
  59. 59.Kf6 Qd4+
  60. 60.Kf7 Qd5+
  61. 61.Kf8 Qxa5
  62. 62.Kf7 Qf5+
  63. 63.Kg8

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