Boris Spassky vs Jan Timman

Tilburg · 1978 · Pirc Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 3
Date 1978.00.00
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/7R/5kp1/4b2p/6r1/6NK/5P2/8 b - - 18 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.g3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Nf3 Bg4
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.h3 Bxf3
  9. 9.Qxf3 e5
  10. 10.dxe5 dxe5
  11. 11.O-O Nd4
  12. 12.Qd1 Qe7
  13. 13.Nb1 h5
  14. 14.Nd2 h4
  15. 15.Bxd4 exd4
  16. 16.gxh4 Nh5
  17. 17.Qg4 Qc5
  18. 18.Qg5 Qxc2
  19. 19.Rfc1 Qxb2
  20. 20.Nc4 Qb4
  21. 21.Bf3 Bf6
  22. 22.Qh6 Bg7
  23. 23.Qg5 Rfe8
  24. 24.Bxh5 gxh5
  25. 25.Rab1 Qa4
  26. 26.Rxb7 Qc6
  27. 27.Kh2 Re6
  28. 28.Rg1 Rg6
  29. 29.Qd5 Qxd5
  30. 30.exd5 Rd8
  31. 31.Rxg6 fxg6
  32. 32.Rxc7 Rxd5
  33. 33.Rxa7 d3
  34. 34.Ne3 d2
  35. 35.Nd1 Bh6
  36. 36.Kg2 Re5
  37. 37.Rb7 Ra5
  38. 38.Rb2 Ra4
  39. 39.Rb6 Kf7
  40. 40.Rd6 Rxa2
  41. 41.Kf3 Ra1
  42. 42.Ke2 Ra4
  43. 43.Ne3 Rxh4
  44. 44.Nf1 Rxh3
  45. 45.Nxd2 Bf4
  46. 46.Ne4 Kg7
  47. 47.Rd3 Rh4
  48. 48.Rd7+ Kh6
  49. 49.Kf3 Be5
  50. 50.Ng3 Rf4+
  51. 51.Kg2 Rg4
  52. 52.Kh3 Kg5
  53. 53.Re7 Kf6
  54. 54.Rh7

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