Efim Geller vs Jan Timman

AVRO · 1973 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1-0 in 76 moves

The Game

White Efim Geller
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event AVRO
Site Hilversum
Round 2
Date 1973.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B85)
Moves 76
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2K5/k1B5/8/P7/4B1n1/6p1/5bP1/8 b - - 40 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 d6
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Be3 Be7
  9. 9.f4 Bd7
  10. 10.Qe1 O-O
  11. 11.Rd1 Qc7
  12. 12.Qg3 b5
  13. 13.e5 Ne8
  14. 14.Ne4 dxe5
  15. 15.fxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bf4 f6
  17. 17.Bg4 Rd8
  18. 18.Nxe6 Bxe6
  19. 19.Bxe6+ Kh8
  20. 20.Bb3 Qb6+
  21. 21.Be3 Qc7
  22. 22.Rxd8 Qxd8
  23. 23.Ng5 fxg5
  24. 24.Qxe5 Rxf1+
  25. 25.Kxf1 Bf6
  26. 26.Qd5 Qxd5
  27. 27.Bxd5 Nc7
  28. 28.Bf7 g6
  29. 29.c3 Kg7
  30. 30.Bb3 Be5
  31. 31.h3 Kf6
  32. 32.Kf2 h6
  33. 33.Kf3 a5
  34. 34.a4 bxa4
  35. 35.Bxa4 Nd5
  36. 36.Bc5 h5
  37. 37.Bb3 Nf4
  38. 38.Bc4 Kf5
  39. 39.Bb6 g4+
  40. 40.hxg4+ hxg4+
  41. 41.Kf2 g3+
  42. 42.Kf1 a4
  43. 43.Bb5 Nd5
  44. 44.Bc5 a3
  45. 45.bxa3 Bxc3
  46. 46.Ke2 g5
  47. 47.Kd3 Be1
  48. 48.Kc4 Nc7
  49. 49.Bc6 Ke6
  50. 50.a4 Bf2
  51. 51.Bb4 Na6
  52. 52.Bd2 Kd6
  53. 53.Bf3 g4
  54. 54.Bf4+ Kd7
  55. 55.Bxg4+ Kc6
  56. 56.a5 Kb7
  57. 57.Bf3+ Ka7
  58. 58.Bd6 Be1
  59. 59.Kb5 Bf2
  60. 60.Bg4 Kb7
  61. 61.Bf3+ Ka7
  62. 62.Be4 Be1
  63. 63.Bf4 Bf2
  64. 64.Bd6 Be1
  65. 65.Bf5 Kb7
  66. 66.Be4+ Ka7
  67. 67.Be5 Bf2
  68. 68.Bd5 Nc5
  69. 69.Bc7 Nd7
  70. 70.Bf3 Nf8
  71. 71.Bg4 Ng6
  72. 72.Bf5 Ne7
  73. 73.Be4 Ng8
  74. 74.Kc6 Nh6
  75. 75.Kd7 Ng4
  76. 76.Kc8

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