Anatoly Karpov vs Jan Timman

Tilburg · 1988 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D17)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7k/1p5p/p3N3/5KPP/8/8/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.a4 Bf5
  6. 6.Ne5 e6
  7. 7.f3 Bb4
  8. 8.e4 Bxe4
  9. 9.fxe4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Bd2 Qxd4
  11. 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+
  12. 12.Qe2 Qh4+
  13. 13.g3 Bxd2+
  14. 14.Kxd2 Qe7
  15. 15.Qe3 Na6
  16. 16.Bxc4 Nb4
  17. 17.Rad1 Nd5
  18. 18.Bxd5 cxd5
  19. 19.Nd3 O-O
  20. 20.Rc1 Rfc8
  21. 21.Rhe1 b6
  22. 22.Qe5 Qd7
  23. 23.b3 h6
  24. 24.h4 Qe7
  25. 25.Qxd5 Rd8
  26. 26.Qf3 Qb4+
  27. 27.Ke2 Qxb3
  28. 28.Rc7 Rf8
  29. 29.Rxf7 Qxa4
  30. 30.Rf1 Qa3
  31. 31.Qb7 Rxf7
  32. 32.Rxf7 Qa1
  33. 33.Rxg7+ Qxg7
  34. 34.Qxa8+ Kh7
  35. 35.Qe4+ Qg6
  36. 36.Qf4 a5
  37. 37.g4 e5
  38. 38.Nxe5 Qc2+
  39. 39.Ke3 Qc1+
  40. 40.Ke4 Qxf4+
  41. 41.Kxf4

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