Anatoly Karpov vs Jan Timman

Candidats final · 1990 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats final
Site Kuala Lumpur
Round 2
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D73)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

8/7p/p5p1/1P3p2/P2k4/6P1/4K2P/8 b - - 0 42

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.Bg5 Qb6
  10. 10.Qd2 Nfd7
  11. 11.Be3 Nc6
  12. 12.Nxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Rc1 Qb4
  14. 14.O-O Rb8
  15. 15.b3 c5
  16. 16.Rfd1 cxd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 Bxd4
  18. 18.Qxd4 Qxd4
  19. 19.Rxd4 Nb6
  20. 20.Rdd1 Bb7
  21. 21.e4 dxe4
  22. 22.Nxe4 Kg7
  23. 23.Rc5 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rxd8 Rxd8
  25. 25.Nc3 Bxg2
  26. 26.Kxg2 Rc8
  27. 27.Rxc8 Nxc8
  28. 28.f4 f5
  29. 29.Na4 Kf6
  30. 30.Nc5 Nb6
  31. 31.Nd3 Nd7
  32. 32.Nb4 e5
  33. 33.Nc6 a6
  34. 34.fxe5+ Nxe5
  35. 35.Nd4 Ke7
  36. 36.Kf1 Kd6
  37. 37.Ke2 Kd5
  38. 38.Nc2 Ke4
  39. 39.a4 Nf3
  40. 40.b4 Nd4+
  41. 41.Nxd4 Kxd4
  42. 42.b5

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