Bent Larsen vs Jan Timman

Tilburg · 1979 · English Opening · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 4
Date 1979.00.00
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3nnB2/3k2p1/1p3p1p/p2P3P/P1K2PP1/6N1/8/8 b - - 10 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 b6
  2. 2.b3 Bb7
  3. 3.Bb2 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.e3 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bb5+ c6
  8. 8.Be2 Bd6
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Rc1 Nbd7
  11. 11.O-O Rc8
  12. 12.Re1 Qe7
  13. 13.Bf1 c5
  14. 14.d4 Rfd8
  15. 15.g3 a6
  16. 16.Nh4 Qe6
  17. 17.Ne2 Re8
  18. 18.Bg2 Rc7
  19. 19.Rc2 a5
  20. 20.Bc3 c4
  21. 21.Nf4 Qe7
  22. 22.Nf5 Qf8
  23. 23.Nxd6 Qxd6
  24. 24.Qb1 Ne4
  25. 25.Rec1 Ba6
  26. 26.Be1 Ndf6
  27. 27.h4 Qd8
  28. 28.bxc4 Rxc4
  29. 29.Rxc4 Bxc4
  30. 30.Nd3 Nd7
  31. 31.Nb2 Ba6
  32. 32.Qc2 Qa8
  33. 33.Qc6 Qxc6
  34. 34.Rxc6 Rc8
  35. 35.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  36. 36.Bf1 Kf8
  37. 37.f3 Nd6
  38. 38.Bd3 Bb7
  39. 39.Kf2 Bc6
  40. 40.g4 h6
  41. 41.Ke2 Ke7
  42. 42.Nd1 Ke6
  43. 43.Nf2 Bb5
  44. 44.Bxb5 Nxb5
  45. 45.Nh3 Kd6
  46. 46.Kd3 Nf8
  47. 47.Nf4 Ne6
  48. 48.Ne2 Kc6
  49. 49.e4 f6
  50. 50.Bd2 Kd6
  51. 51.a4 Nbc7
  52. 52.Nc3 Kc6
  53. 53.h5 Kd6
  54. 54.Be3 Kc6
  55. 55.f4 dxe4+
  56. 56.Kxe4 Kd6
  57. 57.Bc1 Kd7
  58. 58.Ba3 Ke8
  59. 59.d5 Nd8
  60. 60.Kd4 Kd7
  61. 61.Kc4 Ne8
  62. 62.Ne4 Nf7
  63. 63.Bf8 Nd8
  64. 64.Ng3

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