Boris Spassky vs Viktor Korchnoi

St Petersburg m · 1999 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 9
Date 1999.04.01
Opening Four Knights Game (C48)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

5k2/3n3p/p1p1p1p1/P5B1/1P1K1PP1/7P/8/8 w - - 9 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Nd4
  5. 5.Ba4 c6
  6. 6.O-O Qa5
  7. 7.Bb3 Nxb3
  8. 8.cxb3 d6
  9. 9.h3 Be7
  10. 10.d4 O-O
  11. 11.a3 exd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Qh5
  13. 13.Qxh5 Nxh5
  14. 14.Re1 Re8
  15. 15.g4 Nf6
  16. 16.Bf4 Be6
  17. 17.Rad1 d5
  18. 18.exd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Nxe6 fxe6
  20. 20.Be5 Rad8
  21. 21.Ne4 Nf6
  22. 22.Nd6 Bxd6
  23. 23.Bxd6 Kf7
  24. 24.b4 a6
  25. 25.Be5 Rd5
  26. 26.Rc1 Red8
  27. 27.Kg2 Rd3
  28. 28.Rc4 Rd1
  29. 29.Rxd1 Rxd1
  30. 30.Rd4 Rxd4
  31. 31.Bxd4 Nd7
  32. 32.f4 g6
  33. 33.Kf3 Ke7
  34. 34.Ke4 Kd6
  35. 35.a4 b6
  36. 36.a5 bxa5
  37. 37.bxa5 Ke7
  38. 38.b4 Ke8
  39. 39.Bf2 Kf7
  40. 40.Kd4 Ke7
  41. 41.Bh4+ Ke8
  42. 42.Bg5 Kf8

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