Boris Spassky vs Viktor Korchnoi

St Petersburg m · 1999 · French, Advance · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 1
Date 1999.03.27
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r1b3/1p3p1k/4NQp1/p2pP1Pp/q2P4/5R2/5PPK/8 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.c3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nf3 Qb6
  6. 6.a3 a5
  7. 7.Bd3 Bd7
  8. 8.Bc2 h5
  9. 9.O-O Nh6
  10. 10.b3 Be7
  11. 11.Ra2 cxd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Rc8
  13. 13.Bxh6 Rxh6
  14. 14.Qd2 Rh8
  15. 15.h4 Kf8
  16. 16.Qf4 Kg8
  17. 17.Nbd2 g6
  18. 18.Rd1 Kg7
  19. 19.Nf1 Na7
  20. 20.Ng5 Be8
  21. 21.Rd3 Nb5
  22. 22.Bd1 Rc3
  23. 23.Rad2 Qc7
  24. 24.a4 Rxd3
  25. 25.Rxd3 Nc3
  26. 26.Ng3 Nxd1
  27. 27.Rxd1 Qb6
  28. 28.Rd3 Qc7
  29. 29.Rf3 Bd8
  30. 30.Ne2 Qe7
  31. 31.Qc1 Qb4
  32. 32.Nf4 Bxg5
  33. 33.hxg5 Bc6
  34. 34.Qe3 Rc8
  35. 35.Kh2 Be8
  36. 36.Nd3 Qxb3
  37. 37.Qf4 Qxa4
  38. 38.Qf6+ Kg8
  39. 39.Nf4 Kh7
  40. 40.Nxe6

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