Nigel Short vs Jan Timman

Rotterdam · 1990 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Rotterdam
Site Rotterdam
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B63)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

2r5/2P4p/p3k1p1/5p2/nP2pP1P/4N3/P7/1KR5 b - - 4 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O-O O-O
  9. 9.Nb3 Qb6
  10. 10.f3 Rd8
  11. 11.Kb1 a6
  12. 12.Be3 Qc7
  13. 13.Qf2 Nd7
  14. 14.h4 b5
  15. 15.g4 Bb7
  16. 16.Rg1 Nce5
  17. 17.f4 b4
  18. 18.Na4 Nc4
  19. 19.Bxc4 Qxc4
  20. 20.Na5 Qxe4
  21. 21.Rd4 Qf3
  22. 22.Rxb4 Be4
  23. 23.Nc3 Qxf2
  24. 24.Bxf2 d5
  25. 25.Rb7 Bc5
  26. 26.Nxe4 dxe4
  27. 27.Bxc5 Nxc5
  28. 28.Rc7 Rac8
  29. 29.Rxc8 Rxc8
  30. 30.Nc4 f5
  31. 31.Ne3 Rf8
  32. 32.b4 Na4
  33. 33.gxf5 exf5
  34. 34.Nd5 Kf7
  35. 35.c4 Rc8
  36. 36.c5 Rd8
  37. 37.Ne3 g6
  38. 38.Rc1 Ke6
  39. 39.c6 Rc8
  40. 40.c7 Kd7
  41. 41.Nd5 Ke6
  42. 42.Ne3

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