Jan Timman vs Nigel Short

Amsterdam VSB · 1996 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Nigel Short
Result 0-1
Event Amsterdam VSB
Site Amsterdam
Round 8
Date 1996.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B48)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7r/6p1/3R4/1P1b4/2k5/3p3N/7K/8 w - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be3 a6
  7. 7.Bd3 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O Bd6
  9. 9.f4 Bc5
  10. 10.Nf5 Bxe3+
  11. 11.Nxe3 d6
  12. 12.Kh1 O-O
  13. 13.g4 Nd7
  14. 14.g5 b5
  15. 15.Qh5 Bb7
  16. 16.f5 Nce5
  17. 17.f6 Qc5
  18. 18.Rae1 Nxd3
  19. 19.cxd3 Nxf6
  20. 20.Qh4 Nd7
  21. 21.Rf3 f6
  22. 22.Rh3 Qxg5
  23. 23.Qxh7+ Kf7
  24. 24.Rh5 Rh8
  25. 25.Qxh8 Rxh8
  26. 26.Rxg5 fxg5
  27. 27.Ng4 Rh4
  28. 28.Nf2 b4
  29. 29.Nb1 Ne5
  30. 30.Nd2 Rf4
  31. 31.Re2 Ke7
  32. 32.Kg2 a5
  33. 33.d4 Nc6
  34. 34.d5 Nd4
  35. 35.Re3 exd5
  36. 36.e5 Nf5
  37. 37.exd6+ Kxd6
  38. 38.Re8 Bc6
  39. 39.Rg8 g4
  40. 40.Kg1 a4
  41. 41.Rb8 g3
  42. 42.hxg3 Nxg3
  43. 43.Nh3 Ne2+
  44. 44.Kh2 Rg4
  45. 45.Nf3 d4
  46. 46.Rb6 Re4
  47. 47.Rxb4 Kc5
  48. 48.Rb8 Re3
  49. 49.Nd2 Nc1
  50. 50.b4+ axb3
  51. 51.Nxb3+ Nxb3
  52. 52.axb3 Re8
  53. 53.b4+ Kc4
  54. 54.Rb6 Bd5
  55. 55.Rd6 Rh8
  56. 56.b5 d3

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