Boris Spassky vs Viktor Korchnoi

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

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event St Petersburg m
Site St Petersburg
Round 3
Date 1999.03.28
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3q2k1/1p4p1/4p2r/p4p1K/P1P2P2/4R2P/1R2Q1P1/7r w - - 1 41

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.Ra2 Be7
  11. 11.Be3 Nf5
  12. 12.Bxf5 exf5
  13. 13.dxc5 Bxc5
  14. 14.Bxc5 Qxc5
  15. 15.a4 Be6
  16. 16.Nd4 Nxe5
  17. 17.Nd2 Ng4
  18. 18.Re1 Qd6
  19. 19.N2f3 O-O
  20. 20.h3 Nf6
  21. 21.Nxe6 fxe6
  22. 22.Qd4 Rac8
  23. 23.Ne5 Nd7
  24. 24.Nxd7 Qxd7
  25. 25.b3 Qc6
  26. 26.Rc2 Rf6
  27. 27.Re5 Qc5
  28. 28.Qd3 Qb6
  29. 29.c4 Qa6
  30. 30.Qd2 Qd6
  31. 31.f4 Qb6+
  32. 32.Re3 dxc4
  33. 33.bxc4 Rd8
  34. 34.Qf2 Rd1+
  35. 35.Kh2 Qb1
  36. 36.Rb2 Rh1+
  37. 37.Kg3 Rg6+
  38. 38.Kh4 Qd1
  39. 39.Qe2 Qd8+
  40. 40.Kxh5 Rh6#

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