Boris Spassky vs Viktor Korchnoi

URS-ch22 · 1955 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch22
Site Moscow
Date 1955.00.00
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D88)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4P1k1/6P1/1p6/pB1P1b1q/P4r1P/6PQ/4R2K b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 c5
  7. 7.Bc4 Bg7
  8. 8.Ne2 cxd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O Bg4
  12. 12.f3 Na5
  13. 13.Bxf7+ Rxf7
  14. 14.fxg4 Rxf1+
  15. 15.Kxf1 Qd7
  16. 16.h3 Qe6
  17. 17.Qd3 Qc4
  18. 18.Qd2 Qa6
  19. 19.Qc2 Nc4
  20. 20.Qb3 Kh8
  21. 21.Kg1 Nd2
  22. 22.Bxd2 Qxe2
  23. 23.Be3 Rf8
  24. 24.e5 b5
  25. 25.Rc1 a5
  26. 26.Bg5 h6
  27. 27.Bxe7 a4
  28. 28.Qd1 Qe3+
  29. 29.Kh1 Rf2
  30. 30.Qg1 Qf4
  31. 31.a3 Kh7
  32. 32.Bc5 h5
  33. 33.gxh5 Bh6
  34. 34.hxg6+ Kg7
  35. 35.Re1 Qg3
  36. 36.Bb4 Be3
  37. 37.Qh2 Qg5
  38. 38.e6 Bf4
  39. 39.Qg1 Qh4
  40. 40.e7 Rf3
  41. 41.Qh2

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