Mikhail Tal vs Jan Timman

Candidats playoff-4pl · 1985 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Tal
Black Jan Timman
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats playoff-4pl
Site Montpellier
Round 1
Date 1985.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

R6r/3RkBpp/3bp3/2n1p3/8/4BN2/2r2PPP/6K1 b - - 0 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nb4
  6. 6.Bb5+ N8c6
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.a3 dxc3
  9. 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  10. 10.axb4 cxb2
  11. 11.Bxb2 Bd7
  12. 12.O-O f6
  13. 13.Bc4 Nxb4
  14. 14.e5 Rc8
  15. 15.Bf7 Rc2
  16. 16.Rfb1 Nd3
  17. 17.Bd4 fxe5
  18. 18.Bxa7 e6
  19. 19.Rxb7 Bd6
  20. 20.Be3 Nc5
  21. 21.Ra8+ Ke7
  22. 22.Rxd7+

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