Thai Dai Van Nguyen vs Jan Timman

Nguyen-Timman Match 2019 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 36 moves

The Game

White Thai Dai Van Nguyen
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Nguyen-Timman Match 2019
Site Prague CZE
Round 9
Date 2019.06.19
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R1bk1/p7/4qp1p/2pN4/4RP2/P4N2/2P3P1/2K5 b - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.e4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.Bg5 Bg7
  5. 5.Qd2 h6
  6. 6.Bf4 g5
  7. 7.Bg3 Nh5
  8. 8.O-O-O c6
  9. 9.Be2 Nxg3
  10. 10.hxg3 b5
  11. 11.f4 b4
  12. 12.Nb1 gxf4
  13. 13.gxf4 Qa5
  14. 14.a3 Na6
  15. 15.Bxa6 Qxa6
  16. 16.Qxb4 c5
  17. 17.dxc5 dxc5
  18. 18.Qd2 O-O
  19. 19.Nf3 Rb8
  20. 20.e5 Rb6
  21. 21.Qc3 Be6
  22. 22.Rd2 Rfb8
  23. 23.Rhd1 Rxb2
  24. 24.Rd8+ Bf8
  25. 25.Qxb2 Rxb2
  26. 26.Kxb2 Qb5+
  27. 27.Kc1 Bf5
  28. 28.Nc3 Qa5
  29. 29.Kb2 Qb6+
  30. 30.Kc1 Qa5
  31. 31.Kb2 Qb6+
  32. 32.Kc1 f6
  33. 33.Nd5 Qe6
  34. 34.exf6 exf6
  35. 35.Re1 Be4
  36. 36.Rxe4

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