Boris Spassky vs Viktor Korchnoi

Candidats final · 1977 · French, Winawer · 0-1 in 65 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event Candidats final
Site Belgrade
Round 10
Date 1977.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C19)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r7/5K2/5P2/3p3p/3k2pP/8/p7/R7 w - - 1 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 c5
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 Ne7
  7. 7.Nf3 Bd7
  8. 8.dxc5 Qc7
  9. 9.Bd3 Ba4
  10. 10.Rb1 Nd7
  11. 11.Rb4 Bc6
  12. 12.O-O Nxc5
  13. 13.Rg4 Ng6
  14. 14.Nd4 O-O-O
  15. 15.f4 Bd7
  16. 16.Rg3 Kb8
  17. 17.Qe1 Ka8
  18. 18.h4 Nxd3
  19. 19.cxd3 h5
  20. 20.Be3 Rde8
  21. 21.a4 Rh7
  22. 22.Rg5 Ne7
  23. 23.Bf2 g6
  24. 24.Qa1 Rc8
  25. 25.Rc1 Rhh8
  26. 26.a5 Nf5
  27. 27.c4 Ne7
  28. 28.Rg3 Rhd8
  29. 29.Rf3 Qb8
  30. 30.Qa3 Nf5
  31. 31.Nxf5 gxf5
  32. 32.Bc5 Rc6
  33. 33.cxd5 exd5
  34. 34.d4 Rg8
  35. 35.Rb1 Ra6
  36. 36.Qb4 Bc6
  37. 37.Rc3 Qd8
  38. 38.g3 Qxa5
  39. 39.Qb2 Qa2
  40. 40.Qc1 Qe2
  41. 41.Re3 Qg4
  42. 42.Kh2 Ra2+
  43. 43.Rb2 Ra4
  44. 44.Rg2 Bb5
  45. 45.Ra3 Ra6
  46. 46.Rxa6 Bxa6
  47. 47.Qa3 Rc8
  48. 48.Ra2 Qd1
  49. 49.Qb2 Qf1
  50. 50.Qb3 Qc4
  51. 51.Qa3 b6
  52. 52.Qxa6 Qxa6
  53. 53.Rxa6 Kb7
  54. 54.Ra1 bxc5
  55. 55.Rb1+ Kc6
  56. 56.dxc5 Ra8
  57. 57.g4 fxg4
  58. 58.Kg3 a5
  59. 59.f5 a4
  60. 60.Kf4 a3
  61. 61.Kg5 a2
  62. 62.Ra1 Kxc5
  63. 63.Kf6 Kd4
  64. 64.Kxf7 Kxe5
  65. 65.f6 Kd4

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