Nigel Short vs Jan Timman

Prague · 1990 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Prague
Site Prague
Round 3
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/4B1q1/2k5/3p4/2p5/2P5/1Q3P1K/8 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 Bf5
  4. 4.c3 e6
  5. 5.Be2 Ne7
  6. 6.Nd2 c5
  7. 7.g4 Bg6
  8. 8.h4 h6
  9. 9.h5 Bh7
  10. 10.Ngf3 Nec6
  11. 11.a3 Nd7
  12. 12.b4 c4
  13. 13.Nf1 b5
  14. 14.Ng3 a5
  15. 15.Be3 Be7
  16. 16.O-O O-O
  17. 17.Qd2 f6
  18. 18.a4 axb4
  19. 19.axb5 Rxa1
  20. 20.Rxa1 Na5
  21. 21.Qb2 b3
  22. 22.exf6 Bxf6
  23. 23.Ra4 Qb6
  24. 24.g5 hxg5
  25. 25.Nxg5 Bxg5
  26. 26.Bxg5 Qxb5
  27. 27.Rb4 Qc6
  28. 28.h6 Rb8
  29. 29.Rxb8+ Nxb8
  30. 30.hxg7 Qe8
  31. 31.Qa3 Nd7
  32. 32.Bh6 Nc6
  33. 33.Bg4 Kf7
  34. 34.Nh5 Kg6
  35. 35.Qc1 Bg8
  36. 36.Nf4+ Kf6
  37. 37.Bh5 Bf7
  38. 38.Nxd5+ exd5
  39. 39.Qg5+ Ke6
  40. 40.Qe3+ Nde5
  41. 41.Bg4+ Kd6
  42. 42.dxe5+ Kc7
  43. 43.Kg2 b2
  44. 44.Bf5 Bg6
  45. 45.e6 Bxf5
  46. 46.Qf4+ Kb7
  47. 47.Qxf5 Ne7
  48. 48.Qb1 Kc6
  49. 49.Bg5 Qg8
  50. 50.Bf6 Qxe6
  51. 51.Bxe7 Qg4+
  52. 52.Kh2 Qxg7
  53. 53.Qxb2

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