Boris Spassky vs Viktor Korchnoi

Candidats final · 1977 · French, Winawer · 0-1 in 66 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event Candidats final
Site Belgrade
Round 8
Date 1977.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C19)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6K1/3k4/8/4rPP1/8/8/8 w - - 1 67

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.O-O Nd7
  11. 11.Nd4 Nxc5
  12. 12.Bb5+ Bxb5
  13. 13.Nxb5 Qxe5
  14. 14.Re1 Ne4
  15. 15.f3 a6
  16. 16.Nd4 Nxc3
  17. 17.Qd2 Qc7
  18. 18.a4 Rc8
  19. 19.Bb2 b5
  20. 20.Bxc3 Qxc3
  21. 21.Qxc3 Rxc3
  22. 22.axb5 axb5
  23. 23.Nxb5 Rxc2
  24. 24.Nd6+ Kd7
  25. 25.Nxf7 Rb8
  26. 26.Ra7+ Ke8
  27. 27.Ne5 Rbb2
  28. 28.Ra8+ Nc8
  29. 29.Nd3 Rb6
  30. 30.h4 Kd7
  31. 31.Ra4 Kd6
  32. 32.Rg4 Rd2
  33. 33.Nf4 e5
  34. 34.Nh5 g6
  35. 35.Nf6 Rb7
  36. 36.Ne8+ Kd7
  37. 37.Rxe5 Rb1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Ne7
  39. 39.Ra4 Nc6
  40. 40.Nf6+ Kd6
  41. 41.Rg5 Rb7
  42. 42.Ra6 Rf7
  43. 43.Nxh7 Kc5
  44. 44.Rxg6 Ne5
  45. 45.Ng5 Nxg6
  46. 46.Rxg6 Ra7
  47. 47.h5 Rda2
  48. 48.f4 d4
  49. 49.h6 d3
  50. 50.Rg8 R2a6
  51. 51.h7 Rxh7+
  52. 52.Kg3 Rd7
  53. 53.Rc8+ Kb4
  54. 54.Rb8+ Ka3
  55. 55.Ne4 d2
  56. 56.Nxd2 Rxd2
  57. 57.Rg8 Kb4
  58. 58.Kf3 Kc5
  59. 59.g3 Ra3+
  60. 60.Ke4 Re2+
  61. 61.Kf5 Kd6
  62. 62.g4 Ra5+
  63. 63.Kg6 Re6+
  64. 64.Kh7 Ra7+
  65. 65.Rg7 Rxg7+
  66. 66.Kxg7 Re4

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