Boris Spassky vs V Korchnoi

Match · 2009 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black V Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event Match
Site Kalmykia RUS
Round 6
Date 2009.12.24
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p4p1k/qp1n3p/3Pp3/P3P1N1/6Pn/1R5P/2R4K w - - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 Bxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 d6
  8. 8.Bg5 Bd7
  9. 9.Nd2 h6
  10. 10.Bh4 g5
  11. 11.Bg3 Ne7
  12. 12.Bxd7 Qxd7
  13. 13.Nc4 Qe6
  14. 14.Ne3 Kh7
  15. 15.c4 Rg8
  16. 16.Rb1 b6
  17. 17.c3 Ng6
  18. 18.Rb2 c6
  19. 19.f3 d5
  20. 20.cxd5 cxd5
  21. 21.d4 dxe4
  22. 22.d5 Qc8
  23. 23.fxe4 Nf4
  24. 24.Qc2 Qa6
  25. 25.c4 Rac8
  26. 26.a4 Ne8
  27. 27.Rc1 Nd6
  28. 28.Be1 Rc7
  29. 29.g3 Nh3+
  30. 30.Kh1 g4
  31. 31.Bb4 Nxc4
  32. 32.Bd6 Nxd6
  33. 33.Qxc7 Rc8
  34. 34.Qxc8 Nxc8
  35. 35.Nxg4 Nd6

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