Lev Polugaevsky vs Jan Timman

Breda m · 1979 · Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Breda m
Site Breda
Round 8
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D34)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/8/2b2R2/4rPk1/p5P1/8/3K4/3B4 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 d5
  4. 4.d4 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O c5
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Nc3 Nc6
  9. 9.Bg5 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 h6
  11. 11.Be3 Re8
  12. 12.Qa4 Bd7
  13. 13.Rad1 Nb4
  14. 14.Qb3 a5
  15. 15.a4 Bg4
  16. 16.Nc2 Qc7
  17. 17.Rc1 Nxc2
  18. 18.Rxc2 Rac8
  19. 19.Rfc1 Qc4
  20. 20.Qxc4 Rxc4
  21. 21.Nxd5 Rxa4
  22. 22.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  23. 23.b3 Rxe3
  24. 24.bxa4 Rb3
  25. 25.e4 Be6
  26. 26.f4 g6
  27. 27.f5 gxf5
  28. 28.exf5 Bd7
  29. 29.Rc7 b6
  30. 30.Bf1 Rb4
  31. 31.R1c4 Rb1
  32. 32.Rb7 h5
  33. 33.h3 Kg7
  34. 34.g4 hxg4
  35. 35.hxg4 Kh6
  36. 36.Kf2 Rb2+
  37. 37.Be2 Kg5
  38. 38.Rd4 Be8
  39. 39.Ke3 Rb3+
  40. 40.Kf2 Rb2
  41. 41.Ke1 Rb1+
  42. 42.Bd1 Rb2
  43. 43.Re7 b5
  44. 44.axb5 Rxb5
  45. 45.Rd8 Bc6
  46. 46.Rxf7 Re5+
  47. 47.Kd2 a4
  48. 48.Rxf6

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