Nigel Short vs Viktor Korchnoi

Belgrade · 1987 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 27 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Belgrade
Site Belgrade
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4rr2/1pp2Nk1/p7/6N1/2B5/1P1R2P1/5bKP/q1B2R2 w - - 2 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.b4 Bb6
  6. 6.d3 a6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 d5
  9. 9.exd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Qb3 Nf4
  11. 11.d4 Be6
  12. 12.dxe5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Nxe5 Qg5
  14. 14.g3 Ne2+
  15. 15.Bxe2 Bxb3
  16. 16.Ndf3 Qf6
  17. 17.axb3 Rae8
  18. 18.Bf4 h6
  19. 19.Bc4 g5
  20. 20.Ng4 Qxc3
  21. 21.Nxh6+ Kg7
  22. 22.Nxg5 Qxb4
  23. 23.Nhxf7 Bd4
  24. 24.Rad1 Qc3
  25. 25.Rd3 Qb2
  26. 26.Bc1 Bxf2+
  27. 27.Kg2 Qa1

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