Viswanathan Anand vs Jan Timman

Hoogovens · 1999 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 7
Date 1999.01.24
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5kbR/2pp2p1/2p3P1/2P1Pp2/r4N2/r7/P4PP1/3R2K1 b - - 4 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Be7
  6. 6.Qe2 Nd6
  7. 7.Bxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.dxe5 Nb7
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Re1 Nc5
  11. 11.Nd4 Ne6
  12. 12.Nxe6 fxe6
  13. 13.b3 Qe8
  14. 14.Be3 Rf5
  15. 15.Ne4 a5
  16. 16.Bd4 a4
  17. 17.c4 Bb7
  18. 18.Ng3 Rf4
  19. 19.Be3 Rf7
  20. 20.c5 Ba6
  21. 21.Qd2 Bh4
  22. 22.Ne4 Rf5
  23. 23.Qd4 Be7
  24. 24.Ng3 Rf8
  25. 25.Qxa4 h5
  26. 26.h3 Bd3
  27. 27.Qd4 Qg6
  28. 28.h4 Rfd8
  29. 29.Bg5 Bxg5
  30. 30.hxg5 Ra3
  31. 31.Qh4 Rda8
  32. 32.Nxh5 Bc2
  33. 33.Nf4 Qh7
  34. 34.Qg4 Bxb3
  35. 35.Re3 R8a4
  36. 36.Rh3 Qf5
  37. 37.Qxf5 exf5
  38. 38.g6 Kf8
  39. 39.Rh8+ Bg8
  40. 40.Rd1

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