Viswanathan Anand vs Jan Timman

Amsterdam VSB · 1996 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Amsterdam VSB
Site Amsterdam
Round 7
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/r4k2/3p1b2/P2q4/KPn3R1/1Q6/3B1P2/4R3 b - - 4 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 d6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nd7
  11. 11.c3 Nc5
  12. 12.Bc2 Nxa4
  13. 13.Bxa4 bxa4
  14. 14.Qxa4 Kh8
  15. 15.Nc4 f5
  16. 16.Ne3 f4
  17. 17.Nd5 g5
  18. 18.h3 Qd7
  19. 19.Kf1 h5
  20. 20.Ke2 g4
  21. 21.hxg4 hxg4
  22. 22.Nd2 Kg7
  23. 23.Nc4 a5
  24. 24.Kd1 Bh4
  25. 25.Rf1 Rf7
  26. 26.Bd2 Qe6
  27. 27.Kc2 Nd8
  28. 28.g3 Bg5
  29. 29.gxf4 exf4
  30. 30.Rg1 Bc6
  31. 31.Qa2 Nb7
  32. 32.b4 Bb5
  33. 33.Nxa5 Rxa5
  34. 34.bxa5 Bxd3+
  35. 35.Kxd3 Nc5+
  36. 36.Kc2 Qxe4+
  37. 37.Kb2 Nd3+
  38. 38.Ka3 Ne5
  39. 39.Nb4 c5
  40. 40.Rae1 cxb4+
  41. 41.cxb4 Qd3+
  42. 42.Ka4 Ra7
  43. 43.Qb2 Bf6
  44. 44.Bxf4 Nc4
  45. 45.Rxg4+ Kf7
  46. 46.Qb3 Qd5
  47. 47.Bd2

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