Bent Larsen vs Jan Timman

Montreal · 1979 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Bent Larsen
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Montreal
Site Montreal
Round 16
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

6R1/8/8/4p2K/8/8/5p1k/8 w - - 8 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 b6
  3. 3.d4 Bb4
  4. 4.Qd3 Nf6
  5. 5.e4 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Bb7
  7. 7.e5 Ne4
  8. 8.Ne2 Qh4
  9. 9.Be3 Nxc5
  10. 10.Qd4 Be4
  11. 11.Ng3 Nc6
  12. 12.Qd2 Bg6
  13. 13.Bg5 Qd4
  14. 14.Qxd4 Nxd4
  15. 15.Rc1 Na4
  16. 16.Bd2 Nxb2
  17. 17.Nce4 Bxd2+
  18. 18.Kxd2 Na4
  19. 19.c5 Nxc5
  20. 20.Nxc5 bxc5
  21. 21.Rxc5 Ke7
  22. 22.Kc3 Nf5
  23. 23.Nxf5+ Bxf5
  24. 24.Ba6 Be4
  25. 25.Kd4 Bd5
  26. 26.Bc4 Bxc4
  27. 27.Rxc4 Rhc8
  28. 28.Rhc1 Rxc4+
  29. 29.Rxc4 Rb8
  30. 30.Ra4 Rb2
  31. 31.Ke3 Rb5
  32. 32.Rxa7 Rxe5+
  33. 33.Kd2 Rd5+
  34. 34.Ke3 h5
  35. 35.a4 Kd6
  36. 36.Ra8 g5
  37. 37.a5 Kc7
  38. 38.f3 Kb7
  39. 39.Rd8 g4
  40. 40.fxg4 hxg4
  41. 41.Kf4 f5
  42. 42.h4 gxh3
  43. 43.gxh3 Rxa5
  44. 44.Rxd7+ Kc6
  45. 45.Rd1 Rd5
  46. 46.Ra1 Rd4+
  47. 47.Kg5 Kd5
  48. 48.Rg1 f4
  49. 49.h4 e5
  50. 50.h5 Ke6
  51. 51.h6 Rd8
  52. 52.h7 Rh8
  53. 53.Kh6 f3
  54. 54.Rg8 Rxh7+
  55. 55.Kxh7 Kf5
  56. 56.Kh6 Kf4
  57. 57.Kh5 f2
  58. 58.Rf8+ Kg3
  59. 59.Rg8+ Kf3
  60. 60.Rf8+ Kg2
  61. 61.Rg8+ Kh2

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