Anatoly Karpov vs Jan Timman

Brussels blitz · 1987 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 55 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Jan Timman
Result 0-1
Event Brussels blitz
Site Brussels
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D79)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/4k1P1/5p2/6r1/5K2/7p/8 w - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.g3 c6
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 cxd5
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.Ne5 e6
  9. 9.O-O Nfd7
  10. 10.Nf3 Nc6
  11. 11.Bf4 Qb6
  12. 12.Na4 Qa5
  13. 13.a3 b5
  14. 14.Nc3 b4
  15. 15.axb4 Qxb4
  16. 16.e4 Nb6
  17. 17.exd5 exd5
  18. 18.Ne5 Nxe5
  19. 19.Bxe5 Bxe5
  20. 20.dxe5 Be6
  21. 21.Qd2 a5
  22. 22.Rfd1 Nc4
  23. 23.Qc2 Qxb2
  24. 24.Qxb2 Nxb2
  25. 25.Rdb1 Nc4
  26. 26.Nxd5 Rad8
  27. 27.Ne7+ Kg7
  28. 28.Nc6 Rd2
  29. 29.Rd1 Rxd1+
  30. 30.Rxd1 Rc8
  31. 31.Ra1 Rc7
  32. 32.f4 Rd7
  33. 33.Bf1 Ne3
  34. 34.Bb5 Rd2
  35. 35.Re1 Rg2+
  36. 36.Kh1 Bd5
  37. 37.Rxe3 Re2+
  38. 38.Kg1 Rxe3
  39. 39.Nxa5 Rc3
  40. 40.Ba6 Ra3
  41. 41.Bb7 Rxa5
  42. 42.Bxd5 Rxd5
  43. 43.Kg2 f6
  44. 44.exf6+ Kxf6
  45. 45.Kf3 Rd2
  46. 46.h3 h5
  47. 47.g4 h4
  48. 48.Ke3 Rh2
  49. 49.Kd4 Rxh3
  50. 50.Ke4 Rg3
  51. 51.g5+ Ke6
  52. 52.f5+ gxf5+
  53. 53.Kf4 Rg4+
  54. 54.Kf3 h3
  55. 55.g6 h2

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