Anatoly Karpov vs Jan Timman

Montreal · 1979 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Montreal
Site Montreal
Round 2
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1q1nb2k/5pb1/5npp/1PB1NP2/2P3P1/3Q2NP/r5B1/4R1K1 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.g3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Nge2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Na6
  8. 8.Re1 c6
  9. 9.h3 Re8
  10. 10.Bg5 h6
  11. 11.Be3 Qc7
  12. 12.Qd2 Kh7
  13. 13.Rad1 Bd7
  14. 14.g4 Rad8
  15. 15.Ng3 Bc8
  16. 16.f4 b5
  17. 17.a3 b4
  18. 18.axb4 Nxb4
  19. 19.Nce2 exd4
  20. 20.Nxd4 a5
  21. 21.c3 Na6
  22. 22.Qc2 Bd7
  23. 23.Nf3 Re7
  24. 24.Bf2 Be8
  25. 25.Qd3 Qb7
  26. 26.Ra1 Nc7
  27. 27.Rxa5 Rdd7
  28. 28.b4 Ne6
  29. 29.Be3 c5
  30. 30.f5 Nd8
  31. 31.b5 Kh8
  32. 32.Bf2 Qc7
  33. 33.Ra4 Qb8
  34. 34.c4 Ra7
  35. 35.Rxa7 Rxa7
  36. 36.e5 dxe5
  37. 37.Nxe5 Ra2
  38. 38.Bxc5

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