Viswanathan Anand vs Jan Timman

Dortmunder Schachtage · 1999 · French, Winawer · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Dortmunder Schachtage
Site Dortmund
Round 3
Date 1999.07.12
Opening French, Winawer (C18)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4b3/6k1/1p5p/3p3P/p1pP1RP1/2P5/2P4K/8 b - - 1 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e5 Ne7
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 c5
  7. 7.Qg4 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 f5
  9. 9.exf6 Rxf6
  10. 10.Bg5 Rf7
  11. 11.Qh5 g6
  12. 12.Qd1 Nbc6
  13. 13.Nf3 c4
  14. 14.Be2 Qf8
  15. 15.Qc1 Nf5
  16. 16.h4 h6
  17. 17.Bf4 Bd7
  18. 18.Ne5 Nxe5
  19. 19.Bxe5 Ne7
  20. 20.Qe3 Nc6
  21. 21.Bg3 Re8
  22. 22.h5 g5
  23. 23.O-O Ne7
  24. 24.Be5 Nc6
  25. 25.Bh2 Rg7
  26. 26.Bg4 Qf6
  27. 27.Rae1 Qe7
  28. 28.a4 b6
  29. 29.Qh3 Nd8
  30. 30.Re2 Bxa4
  31. 31.f4 Bd7
  32. 32.f5 Rf7
  33. 33.Rfe1 Rf6
  34. 34.Be5 Rxf5
  35. 35.Bxf5 exf5
  36. 36.Bc7 Ne6
  37. 37.Qxf5 Qf7
  38. 38.Qxf7+ Kxf7
  39. 39.Bd6 a5
  40. 40.Rf1+ Kg7
  41. 41.Re5 Nf4
  42. 42.Rxe8 Bxe8
  43. 43.Be5+ Kg8
  44. 44.Bxf4 gxf4
  45. 45.Rxf4 Kg7
  46. 46.g4 a4
  47. 47.Kh2

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