Mikhail Tal vs Jan Timman

The Game

White	Mikhail Tal
Black	Jan Timman
Result	1-0
Event	Candidats playoff-4pl
Site	Montpellier
Round	5
Date	1985.00.00
Opening	French, Tarrasch (C06)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2K2k2/2R3pp/1P6/5rP1/8/8/8 b - - 3 44

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e6
2. 2.d4 d5
3. 3.Nd2 Nf6
4. 4.e5 Nfd7
5. 5.c3 c5
6. 6.Bd3 Nc6
7. 7.Ne2 cxd4
8. 8.cxd4 f6
9. 9.exf6 Nxf6
10. 10.Nf3 Bd6
11. 11.Bf4 Bxf4
12. 12.Nxf4 Qa5+
13. 13.Qd2 Qxd2+
14. 14.Kxd2 O-O
15. 15.Rhe1 Ne4+
16. 16.Bxe4 Rxf4
17. 17.Bd3 Nxd4
18. 18.Ke3 Nxf3
19. 19.Kxf4 Nxe1
20. 20.Rxe1 Bd7
21. 21.Ke5 a6
22. 22.Kd6 Bb5
23. 23.Bxb5 axb5
24. 24.Rxe6 d4
25. 25.Re2 d3
26. 26.Rd2 Rc8
27. 27.b4 Rc2
28. 28.Rxd3 Rxa2
29. 29.Rf3 Rc2
30. 30.Rf5 b6
31. 31.h4 Rc4
32. 32.Rxb5 Rxh4
33. 33.g3 Rd4+
34. 34.Kc7 Kf7
35. 35.Kxb6 Kf6
36. 36.f4 h6
37. 37.Ka5 Rd3
38. 38.g4 Ra3+
39. 39.Kb6 Rf3
40. 40.Rf5+ Ke6
41. 41.b5 g6
42. 42.Rc5 Rxf4
43. 43.Rc6+ Kf7
44. 44.Kc7

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