Nigel Short vs Jan Timman

KRO m · 1989 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event KRO m
Site Hilversum
Round 6
Date 1989.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

1r4k1/5pbp/6p1/3p4/3P4/p5P1/N1B2PKP/B7 b - - 12 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.c4 Nb4
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Be6
  11. 11.Be3 Bf5
  12. 12.Rc1 Nxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Nxa2
  14. 14.Rc2 Bxc2
  15. 15.Qxc2 Nxc3
  16. 16.Qxc3 c6
  17. 17.Rb1 a5
  18. 18.Rxb7 a4
  19. 19.Ne5 Bd6
  20. 20.Nxc6 Qc8
  21. 21.Rb6 Ra6
  22. 22.c5 Rxb6
  23. 23.cxb6 Qb7
  24. 24.Na7 Qxb6
  25. 25.Nb5 Ra8
  26. 26.Bc1 Bf8
  27. 27.g3 g6
  28. 28.Kg2 Qe6
  29. 29.Bd3 Qc8
  30. 30.Bb2 a3
  31. 31.Ba1 Qxc3
  32. 32.Nxc3 Rd8
  33. 33.Bc2 Bg7
  34. 34.Na2 Rc8
  35. 35.Bb3 Rb8
  36. 36.Bc2 Rc8
  37. 37.Bb3 Rb8
  38. 38.Bc2

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