Boris Gelfand vs Jan Timman

Hoogovens Blitz · 1998 · English Opening · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Boris Gelfand
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens Blitz
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 9
Date 1998.01.19
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k1R4/r6p/P5p1/4Kp2/7P/5bP1/5P2/2R5 b - - 7 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Nd4
  5. 5.Bg2 Nxf3+
  6. 6.Bxf3 Bb4
  7. 7.Qb3 Bc5
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Na4 Be7
  10. 10.Rd1 d6
  11. 11.Nc3 Nd7
  12. 12.d4 Bf6
  13. 13.dxe5 Bxe5
  14. 14.Be3 Nf6
  15. 15.c5 Be6
  16. 16.Qxb7 Rb8
  17. 17.Qxa7 Rxb2
  18. 18.Bd4 Bxd4
  19. 19.Rxd4 Rc2
  20. 20.Nb5 Qb8
  21. 21.Qxb8 Rxb8
  22. 22.Nxc7 dxc5
  23. 23.Ra4 Bc4
  24. 24.Na6 Re8
  25. 25.Nxc5 Bb5
  26. 26.Ra5 Rxc5
  27. 27.a4 Bxe2
  28. 28.Rxc5 Bxf3
  29. 29.a5 Ne4
  30. 30.Rc2 Ng5
  31. 31.h4 Be4
  32. 32.Rc3 Nf3+
  33. 33.Kf1 Nd2+
  34. 34.Ke2 Nb1
  35. 35.Re3 f5
  36. 36.Rxb1 Ra8
  37. 37.Ra1 Ra6
  38. 38.Rb3 Kf7
  39. 39.Rb6 Ra7
  40. 40.a6 Ke7
  41. 41.Ke3 Bd5
  42. 42.Kd4 Bf3
  43. 43.Ke5 g6
  44. 44.Rab1 Kd8
  45. 45.Rd6+ Kc7
  46. 46.Rc1+ Kb8
  47. 47.Rd8#

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