Xu Jun vs Viktor Korchnoi

Anibal op 5th · 1998 · English Opening · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Xu Jun
Black Viktor Korchnoi
Result 1-0
Event Anibal op 5th
Site Linares
Round 7
Date 1998.01.26
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

b7/p5kP/Pp6/1P3B2/2p1PBK1/5P2/8/7r b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3
  6. 6.Qxc3 b6
  7. 7.b4 d5
  8. 8.e3 Ba6
  9. 9.Bb2 c5
  10. 10.d3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Be2 Rc8
  12. 12.b5 Bb7
  13. 13.O-O Qc7
  14. 14.a4 Rfd8
  15. 15.a5 Nf8
  16. 16.Qe5 Qe7
  17. 17.Qc3 dxc4
  18. 18.dxc4 Ne8
  19. 19.Rfd1 f6
  20. 20.Nd2 Rc7
  21. 21.Nf1 Nd6
  22. 22.Ng3 Ng6
  23. 23.Qc2 Nh4
  24. 24.Bf1 Rcd7
  25. 25.a6 Ba8
  26. 26.Qe2 Qf7
  27. 27.Qg4 Nhf5
  28. 28.Nxf5 exf5
  29. 29.Qe2 h5
  30. 30.f3 h4
  31. 31.h3 Qe6
  32. 32.Rd2 Kf7
  33. 33.Rad1 Ke7
  34. 34.Bc3 Re8
  35. 35.Rd3 Kd8
  36. 36.Be1 g5
  37. 37.Bf2 Kc8
  38. 38.R1d2 Qe5
  39. 39.Kh1 Red8
  40. 40.Qd1 g4
  41. 41.Bxh4 gxf3
  42. 42.gxf3 f4
  43. 43.e4 Kc7
  44. 44.Kh2 Rh7
  45. 45.Rxd6 Rxd6
  46. 46.Rxd6 Qxd6
  47. 47.Qxd6+ Kxd6
  48. 48.Bxf6 Ke6
  49. 49.Bg5 Ke5
  50. 50.h4 Rd7
  51. 51.Kh3 Rd1
  52. 52.Bg2 Rc1
  53. 53.h5 Ke6
  54. 54.h6 Kf7
  55. 55.Kh4 Rxc4
  56. 56.Bh3 Rc1
  57. 57.h7 Kg7
  58. 58.Bf5 Rh1+
  59. 59.Kg4 c4
  60. 60.Bxf4

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