Nigel Short vs Jan Timman

Tilburg · 1988 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C82)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/5p1p/2pPk1p1/3nP2P/4K1P1/2B5/8/8 w - - 9 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.c3 Bc5
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Bc2 Bf5
  12. 12.Nb3 Bg6
  13. 13.Bf4 Bb6
  14. 14.a4 Qd7
  15. 15.axb5 axb5
  16. 16.Rxa8 Rxa8
  17. 17.Nfd4 b4
  18. 18.Bd3 bxc3
  19. 19.Bb5 Nxf2
  20. 20.Rxf2 Nxd4
  21. 21.Bxd7 Nxb3
  22. 22.bxc3 Ra1
  23. 23.Qxa1 Nxa1
  24. 24.Bc6 Be4
  25. 25.c4 Nc2
  26. 26.Bd2 Na3
  27. 27.Bxd5 Bxd5
  28. 28.cxd5 Nc4
  29. 29.Bc3 Kf8
  30. 30.g4 Ke8
  31. 31.h4 g6
  32. 32.Kg2 Bxf2
  33. 33.Kxf2 Nb6
  34. 34.d6 c6
  35. 35.Kf3 Kd7
  36. 36.Bd4 Nd5
  37. 37.h5 Ke6
  38. 38.Ke4 Nb4
  39. 39.Bc3 Nd5
  40. 40.Bd4 Nb4
  41. 41.Bc3 Nd5

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