Alexander Kotov vs Viktor Korchnoi - USSR Championship 1955.03.09

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Alexander Kotov vs Viktor Korchnoi
USSR Championship Moscow URS round 16 1955.03.09
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed 1-0

[Event "USSR Championship"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1955.03.09"]
[EventDate "1955.??.??"]
[Round "16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Kotov"]
[Black "Viktor Korchnoi"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "145"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nh6
7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 f5 9. d3 e5 10. Qd2 Ng4 11. Nd5 Ne7 12. Ne1
Bh6 13. e3 Nxd5 14. Bxd5+ Kh8 15. b4 Bg7 16. Rb1 Nf6 17. Bg2
Re8 18. Nf3 Nd7 19. d4 e4 20. Ne1 cxb4 21. Qxb4 d5 22. cxd5
Nb6 23. Nc2 Nxd5 24. Qb3 b6 25. Rfc1 a5 26. Bf1 a4 27. Qb5 Ba6
28. Qc6 Ne7 29. Qc3 Nd5 30. Qd2 Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Qd7 32. Kg1 Nf6
33. Ba1 Qe6 34. a3 Ra5 35. d5 Rxd5 36. Nd4 Qe7 37. Qb4 Qxb4
38. Rxb4 Ra8 39. Rxb6 Nd7 40. Rb7 Be5 41. Kg2 Kg8 42. Rc6 Re8
43. h4 Rc5 44. Ra6 Nf6 45. Raa7 Ng4 46. h5 Rc1 47. Bb2 Rb1
48. hxg6 hxg6 49. Rxa4 Rc8 50. Rab4 Nxe3+ 51. fxe3 Bxd4
52. Rb8 Rxb8 53. Rxb8+ Kf7 54. exd4 g5 55. d5 Rd1 56. Rb7+ Kg6
57. Bc3 Rxd5 58. a4 Rd1 59. Rb3 Rc1 60. Ra3 Rc2+ 61. Kf1 f4
62. g4 e3 63. Be1 Rh2 64. a5 Rh1+ 65. Ke2 Rh2+ 66. Kf3 Rh3+
67. Kg2 Rh7 68. a6 Ra7 69. Kf3 Kf6 70. Bc3+ Ke6 71. Bd4 Ra8
72. a7 Kd5 73. Bf6 1-0

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Updated: 16 January, 2022
Created: 16 January, 2022