Jan Timman vs Lev Polugaevsky

Tilburg · 1985 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1/2-1/2 in 70 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B46)
Moves 70
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Final Position

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

8/k3r2p/Pb4p1/3R4/5KP1/3B4/8/8 b - - 18 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.e5 Qc7
  8. 8.f4 d5
  9. 9.exd6 Bxd6
  10. 10.Qg4 g6
  11. 11.Bd2 Nf6
  12. 12.Qg5 Be7
  13. 13.Qe5 Qxe5+
  14. 14.fxe5 Ng4
  15. 15.Ne4 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bc3 f6
  17. 17.Bxe5 fxe5
  18. 18.O-O-O Ra7
  19. 19.Bc4 Rd7
  20. 20.Rde1 Rd4
  21. 21.Bb3 a5
  22. 22.c3 Rd8
  23. 23.Bc4 Rf8
  24. 24.Re2 Kd7
  25. 25.Nf2 Kc7
  26. 26.Nd3 Bg5+
  27. 27.Kc2 e4
  28. 28.Rxe4 e5
  29. 29.Rxe5 Bf5
  30. 30.Rhe1 Kb6
  31. 31.g4 Bxd3+
  32. 32.Bxd3 Rf2+
  33. 33.R1e2 Rxe2+
  34. 34.Rxe2 Rf8
  35. 35.a4 Rf4
  36. 36.Re6 Rxa4
  37. 37.Be4 Rc4
  38. 38.Kd3 Rc5
  39. 39.Re8 Bc1
  40. 40.h3 a4
  41. 41.Kc2 Bf4
  42. 42.Re6 a3
  43. 43.bxa3 Be5
  44. 44.Bxc6 Kc7
  45. 45.Be8 Rxc3+
  46. 46.Kd2 Rc5
  47. 47.a4 Bf4+
  48. 48.Kd3 Re5
  49. 49.Rc6+ Kb7
  50. 50.Rc4 Re3+
  51. 51.Kc2 Bg5
  52. 52.Bc6+ Ka7
  53. 53.Be4 Rxh3
  54. 54.Rc7+ Kb6
  55. 55.Rc6+ Ka7
  56. 56.a5 Bd8
  57. 57.Bd3 Rh2+
  58. 58.Kd1 Rh1+
  59. 59.Ke2 Rh2+
  60. 60.Kf3 Ra2
  61. 61.a6 Bb6
  62. 62.Ke4 Ra5
  63. 63.Re6 Rc5
  64. 64.Re7+ Rc7
  65. 65.Re8 Bc5
  66. 66.Rd8 Bb6
  67. 67.Rd6 Bc5
  68. 68.Rd5 Re7+
  69. 69.Kf3 Bb6
  70. 70.Kf4

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