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Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Balanel, Ion

Bucharest • Bucharest • 1954

FCGFCG

Bucharest

Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Balanel, Ion
Bucharest • 1954
1-0
Start
White King
Black King
End
1.c4Nf62.g3c53.Bg2d54.cxd5Nxd55.Nc3Nc76.f4Nc67.b3e68.Bb2Be79.Nf3O-O10.Rc1Rb811.Ne4b612.Qc2f613.O-ONd514.Rfe1Re815.a3Bb716.e3Bf817.h4h618.Nf2Nde719.g4Qd720.g5f521.gxh6gxh622.Qc3e523.fxe5Qe624.Qc4Ng625.d4Na526.Qxe6+Rxe627.h5Ne728.Nd2Bxg229.Kxg2Nd530.Nd3cxd431.exd4Be732.b4Bg533.Rc2Bxd234.Rxd2Nc435.Rf2Kh736.Bc1Rg8+37.Kh3Rg438.Nf4Rxf439.Bxf4Nxa340.Bc1Nb541.Rg1Ne742.Bb2Nc743.Rfg2Ncd544.Rg7+Kh845.Rf7b546.Kh4Rc647.Rgg7Re648.Bc1f449.Kg4Nc650.Bxf4Nxd451.Rh7+Kg852.Rfg7+Kf853.Rd7Kg854.Rxd51-0

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Result

1-0

White wins

Moves

54

Opening

A34

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation

Date

1954.??.??

Moves

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