Jan Timman vs Boris Gelfand

Belgrade Invest · 1995 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Boris Gelfand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Belgrade Invest
Site Belgrade
Round 3
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D43)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

6k1/1R4p1/5pNp/7P/1b2P1P1/6r1/8/1K6 b - - 6 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 e6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bxf6 Qxf6
  7. 7.Qb3 dxc4
  8. 8.Qxc4 Nd7
  9. 9.g3 e5
  10. 10.O-O-O Be7
  11. 11.Ne4 Qf5
  12. 12.Qc2 O-O
  13. 13.h4 exd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Qa5
  15. 15.Kb1 Nf6
  16. 16.e3 Nd5
  17. 17.a3 Bg4
  18. 18.Be2 Bxe2
  19. 19.Nxe2 Nf6
  20. 20.Nd2 Rfd8
  21. 21.Nd4 Bf8
  22. 22.Rhg1 Ng4
  23. 23.Nc4 Qc5
  24. 24.Nb3 Qe7
  25. 25.e4 Qe6
  26. 26.f3 Rxd1+
  27. 27.Rxd1 b5
  28. 28.Nd4 Qxc4
  29. 29.Qxc4 bxc4
  30. 30.fxg4 c3
  31. 31.bxc3 Bxa3
  32. 32.Nxc6 Rc8
  33. 33.Ne5 f6
  34. 34.Ng6 Rxc3
  35. 35.h5 Rxg3
  36. 36.Rd8+ Kf7
  37. 37.Rd7+ Kg8
  38. 38.Rxa7 Bc5
  39. 39.Rc7 Bd6
  40. 40.Rd7 Bb4
  41. 41.Rb7

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