Anatoly Karpov vs Jan Timman

Amsterdam · 1981 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amsterdam
Site Amsterdam
Date 1981.00.00
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

rnRb4/3k1p2/P2p4/2pP3p/P4P2/5K2/5P1P/5B2 w - - 5 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.g3 Bb7
  4. 4.Bg2 g6
  5. 5.d4 c5
  6. 6.O-O Bg7
  7. 7.Nc3 Ne4
  8. 8.Nxe4 Bxe4
  9. 9.d5 O-O
  10. 10.Bh3 Bxf3
  11. 11.exf3 e5
  12. 12.f4 exf4
  13. 13.Bxf4 Bxb2
  14. 14.Rb1 Bf6
  15. 15.Qa4 d6
  16. 16.Rb3 h5
  17. 17.Re1 g5
  18. 18.Rbe3 gxf4
  19. 19.Re8 b5
  20. 20.Qxb5 Qb6
  21. 21.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  22. 22.Re8+ Kg7
  23. 23.gxf4 Qxb5
  24. 24.cxb5 Bc3
  25. 25.Bf1 Ba5
  26. 26.Rc8 Kf6
  27. 27.Kg2 Ke7
  28. 28.Kf3 Bd8
  29. 29.a4 a6
  30. 30.bxa6 Kd7
  31. 31.Bh3+ Ke7
  32. 32.Bf1 Kd7

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