Anatoly Karpov vs Jan Timman

IBM · 1980 · Pirc Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event IBM
Site Amsterdam
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B08)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

2nb2k1/p4p1p/2pq2p1/1p2p3/4P3/2P1QN2/PP1N1PPP/5K2 w - b6 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Be2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Bg4
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd3 Nd7
  9. 9.Ne1 Bxe2
  10. 10.Nxe2 e5
  11. 11.c3 Ne7
  12. 12.Nf3 exd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 Ne5
  14. 14.Bxe5 dxe5
  15. 15.Qc4 c6
  16. 16.Rad1 Qc7
  17. 17.Rd3 Rad8
  18. 18.Rfd1 Nc8
  19. 19.Ng3 Bf6
  20. 20.Qc5 Rxd3
  21. 21.Rxd3 Re8
  22. 22.Nf1 Re6
  23. 23.N1d2 Rd6
  24. 24.Rxd6 Qxd6
  25. 25.Qe3 Bd8
  26. 26.Kf1 b5

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