Jan Timman vs Lev Polugaevsky

Breda m · 1979 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Breda m
Site Breda
Round 7
Date 1979.00.00
Opening English Opening (A30)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

r5k1/1r4pp/2p2p2/p1B5/4b3/P3R1P1/1P2PK1P/R7 b - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nc6
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Ndb4
  8. 8.Nxc6 Qxd1+
  9. 9.Kxd1 Nxc6
  10. 10.Bxc6+ bxc6
  11. 11.Nc3 e5
  12. 12.Be3 Bb4
  13. 13.Na4 O-O
  14. 14.a3 Be7
  15. 15.f3 Be6
  16. 16.Nc5 Rfd8+
  17. 17.Ke1 Bd5
  18. 18.Kf2 a5
  19. 19.Rhc1 f6
  20. 20.Na4 Rdb8
  21. 21.Bc5 Bd8
  22. 22.Bd6 Rb7
  23. 23.Rc3 e4
  24. 24.Nc5 Bb6
  25. 25.fxe4 Bxe4
  26. 26.Re3 Bxc5
  27. 27.Bxc5

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