Nigel Short vs Viktor Korchnoi

Thessaloniki ol (Men) · 1988 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 67 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Thessaloniki ol (Men)
Site Thessaloniki
Round 8
Date 1988.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C14)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/4R3/5P2/8/1p3NKp/pP6/8/5r2 b - - 3 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e5 Nfd7
  6. 6.Bxe7 Qxe7
  7. 7.f4 O-O
  8. 8.Nf3 c5
  9. 9.Qd2 Nc6
  10. 10.O-O-O a6
  11. 11.dxc5 Nxc5
  12. 12.Qe3 b5
  13. 13.Kb1 b4
  14. 14.Ne2 Ne4
  15. 15.Ng3 Qc5
  16. 16.Qxc5 Nxc5
  17. 17.Bd3 a5
  18. 18.Rhe1 Ba6
  19. 19.Bxa6 Rxa6
  20. 20.h4 Ne7
  21. 21.h5 f5
  22. 22.exf6 Rxf6
  23. 23.Ne2 Nf5
  24. 24.g4 Ne3
  25. 25.g5 Rf8
  26. 26.Rd4 Ne4
  27. 27.Ne5 Ra7
  28. 28.Rd3 Ng2
  29. 29.Rf1 Nxg5
  30. 30.Rf2 Ne1
  31. 31.Rd1 Ne4
  32. 32.Rh2 Nxc2
  33. 33.Kxc2 a4
  34. 34.Rc1 a3
  35. 35.b3 Rc7+
  36. 36.Kd1 Rxc1+
  37. 37.Kxc1 Rc8+
  38. 38.Kd1 Kf8
  39. 39.Nd3 Rb8
  40. 40.Nd4 Nc3+
  41. 41.Ke1 Rb6
  42. 42.Rg2 Kf7
  43. 43.Ne5+ Kg8
  44. 44.Rc2 h6
  45. 45.Ne2 d4
  46. 46.Nxd4 Rd6
  47. 47.Ne2 Rd1+
  48. 48.Kf2 Ne4+
  49. 49.Kf3 Nf6
  50. 50.Ng3 Kh7
  51. 51.Rc8 Rd2
  52. 52.Ng6 Nxh5
  53. 53.Nf8+ Kg8
  54. 54.Nxh5 Kf7
  55. 55.Rc7+ Kxf8
  56. 56.Nxg7 Rxa2
  57. 57.Nxe6+ Kg8
  58. 58.f5 Ra1
  59. 59.Ra7 h5
  60. 60.Ke2 Ra2+
  61. 61.Ke3 Ra1
  62. 62.Kf2 Ra2+
  63. 63.Kg3 Ra1
  64. 64.f6 Rf1
  65. 65.Nf4 h4+
  66. 66.Kg4 Kf8
  67. 67.Re7

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