Jan Timman vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Hoogovens 5' · 1999 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 56 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Vassily Ivanchuk
Result 1-0
Event Hoogovens 5'
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 6
Date 1999.01.18
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5K2/4P3/8/8/2k5/p7/7p/1R6 b - - 0 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.f4 Nfd7
  5. 5.e5 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 a6
  8. 8.Qd2 b5
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.Bxc5 Nxc5
  11. 11.Bd3 b4
  12. 12.Ne2 Qb6
  13. 13.Nfd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 a5
  15. 15.Qe3 Ba6
  16. 16.O-O g6
  17. 17.Nb3 Na4
  18. 18.Qxb6 Nxb6
  19. 19.Nc5 Bxd3
  20. 20.cxd3 Ke7
  21. 21.Rfc1 Rhc8
  22. 22.Kf2 a4
  23. 23.a3 bxa3
  24. 24.bxa3 Nc4
  25. 25.dxc4 Rxc5
  26. 26.cxd5 Rxd5
  27. 27.Rc7+ Rd7
  28. 28.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  29. 29.Rd1+ Kc6
  30. 30.Rd4 Kb5
  31. 31.Rb4+ Ka5
  32. 32.Rb7 Rd8
  33. 33.Ke3 Rd1
  34. 34.Rxf7 Ra1
  35. 35.Re7 Rxa3+
  36. 36.Kd4 Ra2
  37. 37.g4 a3
  38. 38.Rxe6 Rd2+
  39. 39.Ke3 Rd8
  40. 40.Rc6 Kb4
  41. 41.Ra6 Rd1
  42. 42.f5 Re1+
  43. 43.Kd4 Rd1+
  44. 44.Ke4 Re1+
  45. 45.Kd5 Rd1+
  46. 46.Ke6 gxf5
  47. 47.gxf5 Rd2
  48. 48.f6 Rxh2
  49. 49.f7 Rf2
  50. 50.Ke7 h5
  51. 51.f8=Q Rxf8
  52. 52.Kxf8 h4
  53. 53.e6 h3
  54. 54.Rb6+ Kc4
  55. 55.Rb1 h2
  56. 56.e7

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