Jan Timman vs Anatoly Karpov

Optiebeurs · 1988 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Optiebeurs
Site Amsterdam
Round 1
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

1R6/p1r1npk1/5p1p/8/B7/4P3/P4KPP/8 w - - 2 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Be2 Bb7
  9. 9.Bxf6 Bxf6
  10. 10.cxd5 exd5
  11. 11.b4 c5
  12. 12.bxc5 bxc5
  13. 13.Rb1 Qa5
  14. 14.O-O cxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Nc6
  16. 16.Ndb5 Ne7
  17. 17.Qa4 Qxa4
  18. 18.Nxa4 Bc6
  19. 19.Nc5 Rfc8
  20. 20.Rfc1 Bxb5
  21. 21.Bxb5 d4
  22. 22.Nd7 dxe3
  23. 23.Nxf6+ gxf6
  24. 24.fxe3 Rab8
  25. 25.Ba4 Kg7
  26. 26.Rxb8 Rxc1+
  27. 27.Kf2 Rc7

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