Boris Gelfand vs Jan Timman

Tilburg · 1990 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 47 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Jan Timman
Result 0-1
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 2
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Catalan Opening (E07)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pp3kp1/6p1/1P1R4/6P1/3p1N1n/1r6/7K w - - 1 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Nc3 Nbd7
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.e4 c6
  9. 9.a4 e5
  10. 10.dxe5 Ng4
  11. 11.Bf4 Qa5
  12. 12.e6 fxe6
  13. 13.Qe2 Nge5
  14. 14.Nd4 Nb6
  15. 15.Bd2 Bb4
  16. 16.Nc2 c5
  17. 17.Qh5 Nc6
  18. 18.Ne3 Bd7
  19. 19.e5 Be8
  20. 20.Qh3 Nd4
  21. 21.Be4 Bg6
  22. 22.Bxg6 hxg6
  23. 23.Kh1 Rae8
  24. 24.Qg4 Nd7
  25. 25.Nxc4 Qa6
  26. 26.Ne3 Bxc3
  27. 27.Bxc3 Qc6+
  28. 28.Ng2 Nxe5
  29. 29.Qd1 Nef3
  30. 30.Rc1 Qd5
  31. 31.Bxd4 cxd4
  32. 32.Qd3 Ne5
  33. 33.Qb5 Qxb5
  34. 34.axb5 Nd3
  35. 35.Rc2 e5
  36. 36.Ne1 Nb4
  37. 37.Rc4 Nd5
  38. 38.Kg2 Rc8
  39. 39.Rxc8 Rxc8
  40. 40.Nf3 Rc2
  41. 41.Re1 Ne3+
  42. 42.Kg1 Ng4
  43. 43.h3 Nxf2
  44. 44.Rxe5 Nxh3+
  45. 45.Kh1 d3
  46. 46.Rd5 Rxb2
  47. 47.g4 Kf7

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