Viswanathan Anand vs Jan Timman

Eurotel Trophy · 2002 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 22 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Eurotel Trophy
Site Prague CZE
Round 1.2
Date 2002.04.28
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 22
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3r2k/pp4pp/1q3p2/PP1p4/1B1nb3/6PB/3QPP1P/2R2RK1 b - - 0 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.g3 Nc6
  4. 4.Nc3 d5
  5. 5.d4 e6
  6. 6.cxd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.Bg2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.Bg5 f6
  12. 12.Bd2 Bf5
  13. 13.b4 Bb6
  14. 14.b5 Ne7
  15. 15.Bb4 Be4
  16. 16.Bh3 Kh8
  17. 17.Nd4 Re8
  18. 18.a4 Bxd4
  19. 19.Qxd4 Nf5
  20. 20.Qd2 Qb6
  21. 21.Rac1 Nd4
  22. 22.a5

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