Boris Spassky vs Viktor Korchnoi

St Petersburg m · 1999 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 5
Date 1999.03.29
Opening Ruy Lopez (C66)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/2p5/1p1p2kp/1PbPp1p1/2P1N1P1/5N1P/2n1K3/8 w - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 d6
  5. 5.O-O Bd7
  6. 6.c3 g6
  7. 7.Re1 Bg7
  8. 8.d4 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 Qe8
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.d5 Nb8
  12. 12.Bxd7 Nxd7
  13. 13.c4 a5
  14. 14.Nc3 Nc5
  15. 15.b3 Qd7
  16. 16.Qc2 Bg7
  17. 17.a3 f5
  18. 18.b4 fxe4
  19. 19.Nd2 Nd3
  20. 20.Rf1 axb4
  21. 21.Ncxe4 Nf4
  22. 22.axb4 Qg4
  23. 23.g3 Nh3+
  24. 24.Kg2 Rxa1
  25. 25.Rxa1 Nxf2
  26. 26.Rf1 Qh3+
  27. 27.Kg1 Ng4
  28. 28.Rxf8+ Bxf8
  29. 29.Nf3 Bh6
  30. 30.Qe2 Be3+
  31. 31.Kh1 b6
  32. 32.Qg2 Qxg2+
  33. 33.Kxg2 Bd4
  34. 34.Nfd2 Ne3+
  35. 35.Kf3 h6
  36. 36.b5 g5
  37. 37.g4 Kf7
  38. 38.h3 Nc2
  39. 39.Ke2 Bc5
  40. 40.Nf3 Kg6

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