Jan Timman vs Lev Polugaevsky

Amsterdam · 1981 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event Amsterdam
Site Amsterdam
Date 1981.00.00
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/p6p/1p1P2p1/4Qn2/7P/3q4/PP3R1K/8 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 e6
  4. 4.g3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg2 d6
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.d3 O-O
  8. 8.Bf4 Bd7
  9. 9.h3 Nd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 cxd4
  11. 11.Ne2 e5
  12. 12.Bd2 Rc8
  13. 13.c3 dxc3
  14. 14.Bxc3 Bc6
  15. 15.f4 Qb6+
  16. 16.Kh2 Nd7
  17. 17.Qd2 Bf6
  18. 18.g4 Nc5
  19. 19.g5 Be7
  20. 20.Ng3 Qd8
  21. 21.h4 exf4
  22. 22.Nf5 f6
  23. 23.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  24. 24.gxf6 Rxf6
  25. 25.Bxf6 Qxf6
  26. 26.Rxf4 Qd4
  27. 27.Rd1 Ne6
  28. 28.Rf5 g6
  29. 29.Rf2 d5
  30. 30.exd5 Bxd5
  31. 31.Bxd5 Qxd5
  32. 32.Qe3 Ng7
  33. 33.d4 Nf5
  34. 34.Qe5 Qd7
  35. 35.Qf4 Re8
  36. 36.Rc1 Re7
  37. 37.Rc5 Rf7
  38. 38.Qe5 Qd8
  39. 39.Rf4 b6
  40. 40.Rc6 Rd7
  41. 41.Qe6+ Kg7
  42. 42.Qe5+ Kg8
  43. 43.Rg4 Ng7
  44. 44.Re4 Nf5
  45. 45.Re6 Kf7
  46. 46.Rf6+ Qxf6
  47. 47.Qe8+ Kg7
  48. 48.Qxd7+ Kh6
  49. 49.Qe6 Qd8
  50. 50.d5 Qc7+
  51. 51.Qe5 Qc2+
  52. 52.Re2 Qc4
  53. 53.Qe4 Qc7+
  54. 54.Kg1 Qc1+
  55. 55.Kg2 Qd1
  56. 56.Rf2 Kg7
  57. 57.Qe5+ Kg8
  58. 58.Kh2 Qd3
  59. 59.d6

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