Viktor Korchnoi vs Jan Timman

IBM · 1972 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Viktor Korchnoi
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event IBM
Site Amsterdam
Date 1972.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D78)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/p3k2p/1pp1q3/4Q3/4P2P/2P5/P2pK3/8 w - - 10 47

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.Qb3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 Bf5
  9. 9.Nc3 Nbd7
  10. 10.e3 Ne4
  11. 11.Qe2 e5
  12. 12.Rd1 Nxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Qc7
  14. 14.e4 Bg4
  15. 15.h3 Bxf3
  16. 16.Bxf3 Rad8
  17. 17.Bg5 Rde8
  18. 18.Rab1 f5
  19. 19.Qc4+ Kh8
  20. 20.d5 Nb6
  21. 21.d6 Qd7
  22. 22.Qe2 Na4
  23. 23.Qc2 Nc5
  24. 24.Be7 fxe4
  25. 25.Bg4 Rf5
  26. 26.Qe2 Bf8
  27. 27.Qc4 b6
  28. 28.Bxf5 gxf5
  29. 29.Qf7 Bg7
  30. 30.h4 f4
  31. 31.Kh2 Nd3
  32. 32.Rxd3 exd3
  33. 33.gxf4 Rf8
  34. 34.Qh5 Rxf4
  35. 35.f3 e4
  36. 36.fxe4 Qe6
  37. 37.Rg1 d2
  38. 38.d7 Qxd7
  39. 39.Rxg7 Rf2+
  40. 40.Kg3 Kxg7
  41. 41.Kxf2 Qxe7
  42. 42.Qg4+ Kf7
  43. 43.Ke2 Qe6
  44. 44.Qf4+ Ke7
  45. 45.Qc7+ Qd7
  46. 46.Qe5+ Qe6

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