Jan Timman vs Boris Spassky

Tilburg · 1979 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Round 7
Date 1979.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D36)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/1R3p1p/3k2p1/2n3P1/3N1P2/4r3/5K1P/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 Be7
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Bd3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Qc2 Re8
  9. 9.Nf3 Nf8
  10. 10.O-O c6
  11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.b4 a6
  13. 13.a4 g6
  14. 14.b5 a5
  15. 15.bxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.Nb1 Qd6
  17. 17.Nbd2 Ne6
  18. 18.Rfc1 c5
  19. 19.Bb5 Re7
  20. 20.dxc5 Nxc5
  21. 21.Nd4 Bxd4
  22. 22.exd4 Ne6
  23. 23.Qc6 Qxc6
  24. 24.Bxc6 Bb7
  25. 25.Nb3 Bxc6
  26. 26.Rxc6 Rb8
  27. 27.Rc3 Reb7
  28. 28.Nxa5 Rb1+
  29. 29.Rc1 Rxa1
  30. 30.Rxa1 Nxd4
  31. 31.f3 Rb4
  32. 32.Ra2 Kg7
  33. 33.Kf2 Kf6
  34. 34.Ke3 Ne6
  35. 35.Nc6 Rc4
  36. 36.Nb8 d4+
  37. 37.Ke2 Nc5
  38. 38.a5 Nb3
  39. 39.Nd7+ Kg7
  40. 40.Rb2 Rc3
  41. 41.Ne5 Nxa5
  42. 42.Rb5 Ra3
  43. 43.f4 Kf6
  44. 44.g4 Ke6
  45. 45.g5 Re3+
  46. 46.Kf2 Nb3
  47. 47.Nf3 Kd6
  48. 48.Rb7 Nc5
  49. 49.Nxd4

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