Vassily Ivanchuk vs Jan Timman

11th Sigeman & Co · 2003 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Vassily Ivanchuk
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event 11th Sigeman & Co
Site Malmoe SWE
Round 3
Date 2003.05.01
Opening Ruy Lopez (C75)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6P1/5k2/4p3/2p1P3/4KP2/8/8 b - - 0 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.O-O Bd7
  6. 6.c3 Nge7
  7. 7.d4 Ng6
  8. 8.Re1 Be7
  9. 9.Nbd2 h6
  10. 10.Nf1 Bg5
  11. 11.Be3 Bxe3
  12. 12.Nxe3 O-O
  13. 13.g3 Re8
  14. 14.Bc2 Bh3
  15. 15.a3 Qd7
  16. 16.Qd3 Nce7
  17. 17.Rad1 Rad8
  18. 18.b4 Qe6
  19. 19.Nd2 Qf6
  20. 20.Bb3 c6
  21. 21.Ndc4 exd4
  22. 22.Qxd4 Qxd4
  23. 23.Rxd4 Ne5
  24. 24.Nxe5 dxe5
  25. 25.Rdd1 Bc8
  26. 26.f3 Kf8
  27. 27.Kf2 Ng8
  28. 28.Nc4 Be6
  29. 29.Na5 Bxb3
  30. 30.Nxb3 Nf6
  31. 31.c4 Rd7
  32. 32.Rxd7 Nxd7
  33. 33.c5 Ke7
  34. 34.Na5 Rb8
  35. 35.Rd1 Kd8
  36. 36.Nc4 Kc7
  37. 37.Nd6 a5
  38. 38.Nxf7 axb4
  39. 39.axb4 b6
  40. 40.cxb6+ Rxb6
  41. 41.Nd6 Rxb4
  42. 42.Ne8+ Kd8
  43. 43.Nxg7 Rb2+
  44. 44.Kg1 c5
  45. 45.Nf5 Rb6
  46. 46.Rd6 Rb1+
  47. 47.Kg2 h5
  48. 48.Rd2 Kc7
  49. 49.h4 Rc1
  50. 50.Ne3 Kc6
  51. 51.Kf2 c4
  52. 52.Ke2 Nc5
  53. 53.Rc2 Rxc2+
  54. 54.Nxc2 Ne6
  55. 55.g4 Nf4+
  56. 56.Kd2 Kc5
  57. 57.gxh5 Nxh5
  58. 58.Ne3 Nf4
  59. 59.Nd5 Ne6
  60. 60.Ke3 Ng7
  61. 61.Nf6 Kd6
  62. 62.h5 Ke6
  63. 63.h6 Kxf6
  64. 64.hxg7

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