Jan Timman vs Boris Gelfand

Tilburg · 1990 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 9
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/8/5KP1/4Q3/8/1b3P2/k7/2q5 w - - 1 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Be6
  10. 10.b3 Bb4
  11. 11.Bb2 Bxc3
  12. 12.Bxc3 Bd5
  13. 13.Rad1 Ke7
  14. 14.Bb4+ Ke8
  15. 15.Nd4 Nxd4
  16. 16.Rxd4 a5
  17. 17.Bd2 Be6
  18. 18.Ra4 b6
  19. 19.b4 Rd8
  20. 20.Bg5 Rd4
  21. 21.c3 Rc4
  22. 22.Ra3 Kd7
  23. 23.bxa5 bxa5
  24. 24.Rxa5 Rxc3
  25. 25.Rb1 c5
  26. 26.h3 c4
  27. 27.Rbb5 Rd3
  28. 28.a4 Rb3
  29. 29.Rc5 Rhb8
  30. 30.Ra7 R8b7
  31. 31.Ra8 Rb8
  32. 32.Ra7 R3b7
  33. 33.Ra6 Rb6
  34. 34.Raa5 c6
  35. 35.Ra7+ R6b7
  36. 36.Rca5 Bd5
  37. 37.Be3 Ke6
  38. 38.R7a6 Kf5
  39. 39.Rc5 Rb4
  40. 40.Ra7 Ke4
  41. 41.e6 fxe6
  42. 42.Rxg7 Rxa4
  43. 43.Rxh7 Kd3
  44. 44.Rg7 Rb5
  45. 45.Rg3 Kc2
  46. 46.Rg4 Kb3
  47. 47.h4 Rxc5
  48. 48.Bxc5 c3
  49. 49.Rxa4 Kxa4
  50. 50.h5 c2
  51. 51.Be3 Kb3
  52. 52.f3 e5
  53. 53.Kf2 Kb2
  54. 54.g4 Bf7
  55. 55.Kg3 c1=Q
  56. 56.Bxc1+ Kxc1
  57. 57.Kh4 c5
  58. 58.g5 c4
  59. 59.g6 Be8
  60. 60.Kg5 c3
  61. 61.Kf6 Ba4
  62. 62.h6 c2
  63. 63.h7 Kb2
  64. 64.h8=Q c1=Q
  65. 65.Qb8+ Bb3
  66. 66.Qxe5+ Ka2

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