Jan Timman vs Anatoly Karpov

Tilburg · 1986 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 79 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 12
Date 1986.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C92)
Moves 79
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Final Position

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

8/8/2b2p2/4k3/5N1p/4K2P/8/8 b - - 5 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Bb7
  10. 10.d4 Re8
  11. 11.Ng5 Rf8
  12. 12.Nf3 Re8
  13. 13.Nbd2 Bf8
  14. 14.a4 h6
  15. 15.Bc2 Rb8
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Bd3 Bc8
  18. 18.Nf1 b4
  19. 19.Ng3 bxc3
  20. 20.bxc3 exd4
  21. 21.cxd4 Nb4
  22. 22.Bb1 c5
  23. 23.Bf4 Rb5
  24. 24.Qd2 Ra5
  25. 25.Rxa5 Qxa5
  26. 26.d5 Qd8
  27. 27.Rd1 Bd7
  28. 28.Rc1 Bb5
  29. 29.Nd4 Bd7
  30. 30.Nf3 Bb5
  31. 31.Re1 Bd7
  32. 32.Kh1 Bc8
  33. 33.Kh2 Bd7
  34. 34.Be3 Bc8
  35. 35.Kg1 Bd7
  36. 36.Nh2 Nh7
  37. 37.f4 Bc8
  38. 38.Nf3 Nf6
  39. 39.Bf2 g6
  40. 40.Rd1 Qb6
  41. 41.Kh1 Bg7
  42. 42.e5 dxe5
  43. 43.fxe5 Nfxd5
  44. 44.Ne4 Bf8
  45. 45.Rc1 Bf5
  46. 46.Nd6 Bxd6
  47. 47.exd6 Bxb1
  48. 48.Bxc5 Qb5
  49. 49.Bxb4 Qxb4
  50. 50.Qxd5 Bf5
  51. 51.Ne5 Be6
  52. 52.d7 Rd8
  53. 53.Qc6 Qf4
  54. 54.Qc7 Kg7
  55. 55.Rc5 Qf1+
  56. 56.Kh2 Qf4+
  57. 57.Kg1 Qe3+
  58. 58.Kh2 Qf4+
  59. 59.Kg1 Ra8
  60. 60.Nf3 Ra1+
  61. 61.Kf2 Qxc7
  62. 62.Rxc7 Rd1
  63. 63.Ne5 Kf6
  64. 64.Rc1 Rd5
  65. 65.Rc5 Ke7
  66. 66.Rxd5 Bxd5
  67. 67.Ng4 h5
  68. 68.Ne5 Be6
  69. 69.Kg3 Bxd7
  70. 70.Kf4 g5+
  71. 71.Kg3 h4+
  72. 72.Kf2 f6
  73. 73.Nf3 Bc6
  74. 74.Nd4 Be4
  75. 75.g3 Kd6
  76. 76.gxh4 gxh4
  77. 77.Ke3 Ke5
  78. 78.Ne2 Bc6
  79. 79.Nf4

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