Anatoly Karpov vs Jan Timman

Euwe mem · 1987 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Euwe mem
Site Amsterdam
Date 1987.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D79)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

6k1/8/1R1K2p1/PP5p/8/4N3/4b3/r7 w - - 1 58

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.f4 Nc6
  11. 11.Be3 Ndxe5
  12. 12.fxe5 f6
  13. 13.exf6 Rxf6
  14. 14.Qd2 Bd7
  15. 15.Kh1 Rxf1+
  16. 16.Rxf1 Qe7
  17. 17.Rd1 Rc8
  18. 18.a3 Bf6
  19. 19.Bg1 Bg5
  20. 20.Qe1 Nd8
  21. 21.e4 dxe4
  22. 22.Qxe4 b6
  23. 23.d5 Bf6
  24. 24.Bd4 Bxd4
  25. 25.Qxd4 Qg7
  26. 26.Qh4 Nf7
  27. 27.dxe6 Bxe6
  28. 28.Qe7 Bb3
  29. 29.Rd7 Qe5
  30. 30.Rxa7 Re8
  31. 31.Qxe5 Rxe5
  32. 32.h3 Re1+
  33. 33.Kh2 Rc1
  34. 34.Rb7 Rc2
  35. 35.Kg1 Rc1+
  36. 36.Kh2 Rc2
  37. 37.Rxb6 Bc4
  38. 38.Kg1 Rc1+
  39. 39.Kf2 Rc2+
  40. 40.Kg1 Rc1+
  41. 41.Kf2 Rc2+
  42. 42.Kf3 Ng5+
  43. 43.Kg4 Rxg2
  44. 44.Kxg5 Rxg3+
  45. 45.Kf6 Rf3+
  46. 46.Ke5 Rxh3
  47. 47.a4 Bf1
  48. 48.Nd5 Rh5+
  49. 49.Kd6 Rh2
  50. 50.b4 Rd2
  51. 51.Ke5 Re2+
  52. 52.Kd4 Rd2+
  53. 53.Kc5 Rc2+
  54. 54.Kd6 h5
  55. 55.Ne3 Rc1
  56. 56.b5 Be2
  57. 57.a5 Ra1

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