Boris Spassky vs Jan Timman

Montreal · 1979 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Montreal
Site Montreal
Round 12
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D87)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/1R6/8/5k2/2K5/6P1/1p4r1/8 b - - 1 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 Bg4
  11. 11.f3 Na5
  12. 12.Bd5 Bd7
  13. 13.Bg5 Bb5
  14. 14.Rb1 Ba6
  15. 15.f4 Qd7
  16. 16.f5 gxf5
  17. 17.Rf3 fxe4
  18. 18.Rg3 Bxe2
  19. 19.Qxe2 Kh8
  20. 20.Bxe4 f5
  21. 21.Bf3 cxd4
  22. 22.Bxe7 d3
  23. 23.Bxf8 dxe2
  24. 24.Bxg7+ Qxg7
  25. 25.Rxg7 Kxg7
  26. 26.Kf2 Rc8
  27. 27.Kxe2 b6
  28. 28.Rd1 Rxc3
  29. 29.Rd7+ Kg6
  30. 30.Rxa7 Rc2+
  31. 31.Kd3 Rxa2
  32. 32.Rd7 b5
  33. 33.Rd6+ Kg5
  34. 34.Rb6 Rb2
  35. 35.g3 Rb3+
  36. 36.Ke2 f4
  37. 37.Rd6 fxg3
  38. 38.hxg3 Nc4
  39. 39.Rd5+ Kf6
  40. 40.Kf2 Rb2+
  41. 41.Be2 b4
  42. 42.Kf3 Ne5+
  43. 43.Ke3 Rc2
  44. 44.Rb5 Nc4+
  45. 45.Kd3 Rd2+
  46. 46.Kxc4 Rxe2
  47. 47.Rh5 Kg6
  48. 48.Rh4 Rg2
  49. 49.Rg4+ Kf5
  50. 50.Rh4 b3
  51. 51.Rxh7 b2
  52. 52.Rb7

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