Jan Timman vs Garry Kasparov

Optiebeurs · 1988 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Garry Kasparov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Optiebeurs
Site Amsterdam
Round 2
Date 1988.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D82)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/pp5R/3k4/3P4/P7/1K6/3r3P/8 w - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Qa5
  7. 7.Qa4+ Qxa4
  8. 8.Nxa4 Ne4
  9. 9.f3 Bd7
  10. 10.fxe4 Bxa4
  11. 11.cxd5 Bxb2
  12. 12.Rb1 Bc3+
  13. 13.Kf2 Nd7
  14. 14.Rc1 Nxc5
  15. 15.Kf3 Bb4
  16. 16.Rc4 Bb5
  17. 17.Rxb4 Bxf1
  18. 18.Ne2 Bxe2+
  19. 19.Kxe2 f5
  20. 20.exf5 gxf5
  21. 21.Rd1 Rd8
  22. 22.Kf3 Rg8
  23. 23.Be5 Rd7
  24. 24.Rh4 e6
  25. 25.Rc1 Rxd5
  26. 26.Bd4 Ne4
  27. 27.Rc8+ Rd8
  28. 28.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  29. 29.g4 Nd2+
  30. 30.Ke2 Ne4
  31. 31.Kf3 Nd2+
  32. 32.Ke2 Ne4
  33. 33.gxf5 exf5
  34. 34.Kf3 Ng5+
  35. 35.Kf4 Ne6+
  36. 36.Kxf5 Nxd4+
  37. 37.exd4 Rg7
  38. 38.d5 Kd7
  39. 39.Rh6 Rg2
  40. 40.a4 Rf2+
  41. 41.Ke5 Re2+
  42. 42.Kd4 Rd2+
  43. 43.Kc4 Rc2+
  44. 44.Kb3 Rd2
  45. 45.Rxh7+ Kd6

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