Boris Spassky vs Viktor Korchnoi

URS-ch25 · 1958 · French, Winawer · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event URS-ch25
Site Riga
Date 1958.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C16)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

2r2r2/5p2/4b1pk/p2pPp1p/PppP1P1P/4KBR1/1PP2P2/6R1 w - - 7 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 Ne7
  5. 5.Qg4 Nf5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bb5 Bd7
  8. 8.Bg5 h5
  9. 9.Qxf5 exf5
  10. 10.Bxd8 Nxd8
  11. 11.Bd3 c6
  12. 12.h4 g6
  13. 13.a3 Be7
  14. 14.Ne2 Ne6
  15. 15.g3 O-O
  16. 16.Kd2 c5
  17. 17.Nf4 Nxf4
  18. 18.gxf4 c4
  19. 19.Be2 b5
  20. 20.Rhg1 a5
  21. 21.Ke3 b4
  22. 22.a4 Rac8
  23. 23.Ng5 Kg7
  24. 24.Rg3 Bxg5
  25. 25.Rxg5 Kh6
  26. 26.Bf3 Be6
  27. 27.Rag1 Rcd8
  28. 28.R5g3 Rc8

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