Vassily Ivanchuk vs Jan Timman

Tilburg · 1990 · English Opening · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 13
Date 1990.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P5Q/6r1/5k2/8/P3r2K/4P3/8 w - - 1 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O Nb6
  7. 7.Nc3 Be7
  8. 8.a3 O-O
  9. 9.b4 Be6
  10. 10.Rb1 f6
  11. 11.d3 Qe8
  12. 12.Nd2 Qf7
  13. 13.Nb3 Rab8
  14. 14.Qc2 Rfd8
  15. 15.Bxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Na5 Qe8
  17. 17.Bd2 f5
  18. 18.Rfc1 Rd6
  19. 19.b5 Qh5
  20. 20.Nxc6 Re8
  21. 21.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  22. 22.f3 g5
  23. 23.Rf1 g4
  24. 24.f4 e4
  25. 25.dxe4 Nc4
  26. 26.Bc1 fxe4
  27. 27.f5 Bxf5
  28. 28.Qa4 Nb6
  29. 29.Qxa7 e3
  30. 30.Rb4 Rh6
  31. 31.h4 gxh3
  32. 32.Rbf4 h2+
  33. 33.Kh1 Bh3
  34. 34.Qb8+ Re8
  35. 35.Rf8+ Kg7
  36. 36.Qxc7+ Nd7
  37. 37.R1f7+ Qxf7
  38. 38.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  39. 39.Qf4+ Kg6
  40. 40.Kxh2 Rh5
  41. 41.Qd6+ Nf6
  42. 42.Kg1 Rf5
  43. 43.Qd3 Kh5
  44. 44.g4+ Kxg4
  45. 45.Bxe3 Rg8
  46. 46.Kh2 Kh4
  47. 47.Bg5+ Kxg5
  48. 48.Kxh3 Nh5
  49. 49.Nd5 Rg6
  50. 50.Qe3+ Nf4+
  51. 51.Nxf4 Rxf4
  52. 52.b6 Kf5
  53. 53.Qc5+ Ke4
  54. 54.Qe7+ Kf5
  55. 55.Qxh7 Re4
  56. 56.b7 Re3+

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