Alexei Shirov vs Jan Timman

Hoogovens · 1998 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Jan Timman
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 10
Date 1998.01.27
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/k7/P6R/2p4P/2P5/K7/7r/8 b - - 2 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.Bd3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nxe5 Nxe5
  6. 6.Bxe4 d5
  7. 7.dxe5 dxe4
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Bb4
  10. 10.Bg5+ Ke8
  11. 11.O-O-O Bg4
  12. 12.Rd4 Bxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 h6
  14. 14.Rxe4 Bh3
  15. 15.gxh3 hxg5
  16. 16.Rg1 Rxh3
  17. 17.Rxg5 Kf8
  18. 18.Reg4 Re8
  19. 19.Rxg7 Rxe5
  20. 20.Rg8+ Ke7
  21. 21.Rc4 c5
  22. 22.Rb8 Rf3
  23. 23.Rxb7+ Kd6
  24. 24.Ra4 Rxf2
  25. 25.Ra6+ Kd5
  26. 26.Rd7+ Ke4
  27. 27.Ra4+ Ke3
  28. 28.Rd3+ Ke2
  29. 29.Rd2+ Kf1
  30. 30.Rxf2+ Kxf2
  31. 31.Rf4+ Ke3
  32. 32.Rxf7 a5
  33. 33.Ra7 Ke4
  34. 34.Rxa5 Kd5
  35. 35.Ra4 Re3
  36. 36.Rh4 Rxc3
  37. 37.Kb2 Rf3
  38. 38.Rh8 Rf7
  39. 39.a4 Rf4
  40. 40.a5 Rb4+
  41. 41.Kc1 Ra4
  42. 42.Rh5+ Kc6
  43. 43.a6 Kb6
  44. 44.Rh6+ Ka7
  45. 45.Kb2 Rf4
  46. 46.Kb3 Rb4+
  47. 47.Kc3 Rf4
  48. 48.h4 Rg4
  49. 49.h5 Rh4
  50. 50.Kb2 Rh3
  51. 51.c4 Rh2+
  52. 52.Ka3

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