Paul Van der Sterren vs Viktor Korchnoi

Lost Boys 5th · 1997 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Paul Van der Sterren
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 0-1
Event Lost Boys 5th
Site Antwerp
Round 7
Date 1997.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D77)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r1k1/7p/1p2r3/p1p5/P1P2QPq/2B2P2/1R4KP/8 w - - 2 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Na3 Nc6
  8. 8.Nxc4 Be6
  9. 9.b3 Bd5
  10. 10.Bb2 a5
  11. 11.Rc1 Ra6
  12. 12.a3 Na7
  13. 13.e3 Nb5
  14. 14.a4 Nd6
  15. 15.Qe2 c6
  16. 16.Rfd1 Qc8
  17. 17.Ba3 Qe6
  18. 18.Nfe5 Bxg2
  19. 19.Kxg2 Bh6
  20. 20.Nd3 Nd7
  21. 21.Qf3 Raa8
  22. 22.Nf4 Qf6
  23. 23.d5 Nxc4
  24. 24.bxc4 c5
  25. 25.Qe4 Rad8
  26. 26.Rb1 Bxf4
  27. 27.exf4 b6
  28. 28.Bb2 Qf5
  29. 29.f3 Qh5
  30. 30.g4 Qh4
  31. 31.f5 Rfe8
  32. 32.Re1 gxf5
  33. 33.Qxf5 Nf8
  34. 34.Re4 Ng6
  35. 35.Bc3 e6
  36. 36.dxe6 fxe6
  37. 37.Rxe6 Nf4+
  38. 38.Qxf4 Rxe6
  39. 39.Rb2 Rde8

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