Anatoly Karpov vs Jan Timman

Candidats final · 1990 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Candidats final
Site Kuala Lumpur
Round 8
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E15)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r6R/3k1Q2/3b4/1p6/8/5PPK/rB3q1P/3R4 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.g3 Ba6
  5. 5.b3 d5
  6. 6.Bg2 dxc4
  7. 7.Ne5 Bb4+
  8. 8.Kf1 Nfd7
  9. 9.Nxc4 c6
  10. 10.Bb2 O-O
  11. 11.Nbd2 b5
  12. 12.Ne3 Bb7
  13. 13.Qc2 Qb6
  14. 14.Nf3 Nf6
  15. 15.Ne5 Be7
  16. 16.N3g4 Nxg4
  17. 17.Nxg4 Nd7
  18. 18.Bf3 Rac8
  19. 19.Rd1 a5
  20. 20.Qe4 Rc7
  21. 21.Kg2 a4
  22. 22.bxa4 Ra8
  23. 23.axb5 cxb5
  24. 24.Qb1 Bxf3+
  25. 25.exf3 h5
  26. 26.Ne3 h4
  27. 27.d5 Bc5
  28. 28.Rhe1 e5
  29. 29.Ng4 Rca7
  30. 30.Nxe5 Nxe5
  31. 31.Rxe5 Rxa2
  32. 32.d6 h3+
  33. 33.Kxh3 Bxd6
  34. 34.Rh5 Qxf2
  35. 35.Qh7+ Kf8
  36. 36.Qxg7+ Ke8
  37. 37.Rh8+ Kd7
  38. 38.Qxf7+

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