Bent Larsen vs Jan Timman

Bled/Portoroz · 1979 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Bled/Portoroz
Site Bled
Date 1979.00.00
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

R7/P1k5/8/8/r5p1/6K1/8/8 w - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 e4
  8. 8.Ng1 f5
  9. 9.f3 e3
  10. 10.dxe3 Qxd1+
  11. 11.Kxd1 Be6
  12. 12.Nh3 O-O-O+
  13. 13.Kc2 Bc4
  14. 14.Nf4 g6
  15. 15.Nd3 Bg7
  16. 16.e4 fxe4
  17. 17.fxe4 Ne5
  18. 18.Nxe5 Bxe5
  19. 19.Bf3 Rhe8
  20. 20.Bg5 Rd6
  21. 21.Rhd1 Rc6
  22. 22.a4 h5
  23. 23.Bd2 a5
  24. 24.Rdb1 b6
  25. 25.Be1 Be6
  26. 26.Rd1 Bd7
  27. 27.Rd5 Rce6
  28. 28.Bd2 Bc6
  29. 29.Kd3 Bb7
  30. 30.Bg5 Bf6
  31. 31.Bxf6 Bxd5
  32. 32.exd5 Rxf6
  33. 33.c4 Kd7
  34. 34.Rc1 Ref8
  35. 35.c5 Rxf3+
  36. 36.exf3 Rxf3+
  37. 37.Ke4 Rb3
  38. 38.Ke5 bxc5
  39. 39.Rxc5 h4
  40. 40.gxh4 Rb4
  41. 41.Rxa5 Rxh4
  42. 42.Ra6 Rxh2
  43. 43.a5 Ra2
  44. 44.Ra8 g5
  45. 45.a6 g4
  46. 46.Kf4 Ra4+
  47. 47.Kg3 Kd6
  48. 48.a7 Kc5
  49. 49.d6 Kc6
  50. 50.dxc7 Kxc7

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