Boris Spassky vs Jan Timman

VAM Hoogeveen 2nd · 1998 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event VAM Hoogeveen 2nd
Site Hoogeveen
Round 2
Date 1998.10.19
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/8/p4N2/7b/2Pk4/P3p3/8/4K3 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.f4 d5
  7. 7.Be3 Nf6
  8. 8.e5 Nd7
  9. 9.Qd2 Bc5
  10. 10.g3 O-O
  11. 11.Bg2 Qc7
  12. 12.Nce2 Ba7
  13. 13.O-O Nc5
  14. 14.c3 Bd7
  15. 15.Rac1 Rfd8
  16. 16.Rfd1 Rac8
  17. 17.Qe1 Be8
  18. 18.Nxc6 bxc6
  19. 19.Qf2 Qe7
  20. 20.b4 Ne4
  21. 21.Bxe4 Bxe3
  22. 22.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  23. 23.Qxe3 c5
  24. 24.bxc5 Rxc5
  25. 25.Nd4 Kg8
  26. 26.f5 Rc4
  27. 27.Qf4 exf5
  28. 28.Nxf5 Qf8
  29. 29.Rd4 Bd7
  30. 30.Rxc4 dxc4
  31. 31.Nd4 Rb8
  32. 32.Rf1 Bh3
  33. 33.e6 fxe6
  34. 34.Qxf8+ Rxf8
  35. 35.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  36. 36.Nc6 Kf7
  37. 37.Ne5+ Kf6
  38. 38.Nxc4 Kf5
  39. 39.Kf2 Ke4
  40. 40.Ke2 Bg4+
  41. 41.Kd2 e5
  42. 42.Ne3 Be6
  43. 43.a3 Bd7
  44. 44.Ke2 Bb5+
  45. 45.c4 Bd7
  46. 46.h4 g6
  47. 47.g4 Kd4
  48. 48.Kd2 Be8
  49. 49.Nd5 Bf7
  50. 50.Nf6 e4
  51. 51.h5 gxh5
  52. 52.gxh5 e3+
  53. 53.Ke1 Bxh5

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