Anatoly Karpov vs Jan Timman

Tilburg · 1991 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Anatoly Karpov
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 10
Date 1991.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4R3/1b6/3k4/8/8/4KpP1/8 b - - 4 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.Qa4+ c6
  6. 6.Qxc4 b5
  7. 7.Qb3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bg5 Qa5
  9. 9.e3 Ba6
  10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.Bd3 b4
  12. 12.Ne4 Rd8
  13. 13.Rc1 Bxd3
  14. 14.Qxd3 b3+
  15. 15.Nfd2 bxa2
  16. 16.O-O f5
  17. 17.Nc3 Bg7
  18. 18.Ra1 O-O
  19. 19.Rxa2 Qc7
  20. 20.Nb3 c5
  21. 21.Qc4 Rc8
  22. 22.Nb5 Qb6
  23. 23.Nxa7 Rc7
  24. 24.Nb5 Rb7
  25. 25.Ra5 cxd4
  26. 26.exd4 Rbb8
  27. 27.Qa4 Rfd8
  28. 28.Rc1 Nf6
  29. 29.Nc5 Ne4
  30. 30.Qa3 Qc6
  31. 31.Na7 Qc7
  32. 32.b4 Qf4
  33. 33.Nxe4 fxe4
  34. 34.Nc6 Bxd4
  35. 35.Qg3+ Qxg3
  36. 36.hxg3 e3
  37. 37.Kf1 exf2
  38. 38.Nxd8 Rxd8
  39. 39.Rd1 Kg7
  40. 40.Re5 Kf6
  41. 41.Re2 Ke7
  42. 42.b5 f5
  43. 43.Rc2 Rd5
  44. 44.Rb1 Bb6
  45. 45.Rc6 Rd6
  46. 46.Rxd6 Kxd6
  47. 47.Ke2 Kd5
  48. 48.Rh1 Kc4
  49. 49.Rxh7 Kxb5
  50. 50.Re7 Bd4
  51. 51.Rxe6 Kc5
  52. 52.g4 fxg4
  53. 53.Rg6 Kd5
  54. 54.Rxg4 Ba7
  55. 55.Rg7 Bb6
  56. 56.Re7

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