Loek Van Wely vs Viktor Korchnoi

Tilburg Fontys · 1998 · Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Loek Van Wely
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Tilburg Fontys
Site Tilburg
Round 3
Date 1998.10.25
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D33)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p2K4/3PP3/8/k7/1p5p/7R/3r4 b - - 1 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 c5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.g3 c4
  7. 7.Bg2 Bb4
  8. 8.O-O Nge7
  9. 9.Bd2 O-O
  10. 10.a3 Ba5
  11. 11.b3 cxb3
  12. 12.Qxb3 Bf5
  13. 13.Rfd1 b6
  14. 14.e3 Rc8
  15. 15.Rac1 Qd6
  16. 16.h3 Bxc3
  17. 17.Bxc3 Be4
  18. 18.Bb4 Nxb4
  19. 19.Qxb4 Qxb4
  20. 20.axb4 Rxc1
  21. 21.Rxc1 Rc8
  22. 22.Ra1 Rc7
  23. 23.Ne1 Bxg2
  24. 24.Kxg2 g5
  25. 25.b5 f6
  26. 26.Nd3 Kf7
  27. 27.Ra6 Ke6
  28. 28.Nb4 h5
  29. 29.g4 h4
  30. 30.Kf3 Kd6
  31. 31.Ke2 Rc4
  32. 32.Nd3 Nc8
  33. 33.Kd2 Kc7
  34. 34.Ra1 Kb7
  35. 35.Rb1 Kc7
  36. 36.Nb4 Kd6
  37. 37.Kd3 Rc7
  38. 38.f3 Ne7
  39. 39.e4 Ke6
  40. 40.Re1 dxe4+
  41. 41.fxe4 Ng6
  42. 42.Nd5 Nf4+
  43. 43.Nxf4+ gxf4
  44. 44.Rf1 Rc8
  45. 45.Rxf4 Rc1
  46. 46.d5+ Ke7
  47. 47.g5 fxg5
  48. 48.Rf5 Kd6
  49. 49.Rxg5 Kc5
  50. 50.Rg7 Rh1
  51. 51.Rc7+ Kxb5
  52. 52.Kd4 Rxh3
  53. 53.d6 Rh1
  54. 54.Ke5 h3
  55. 55.Rc2 Rd1
  56. 56.Ke6 Ka4
  57. 57.e5 b5
  58. 58.Kd7 b4
  59. 59.e6 b3
  60. 60.Rh2

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