Jan Timman vs Boris Spassky

Tilburg · 1980 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tilburg
Site Tilburg
Date 1980.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B81)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/8/2b1k3/8/1p6/1P2N3/1KP5/8 w - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.g4 h6
  7. 7.g5 hxg5
  8. 8.Bxg5 Nc6
  9. 9.Qd2 Qb6
  10. 10.Nb3 Bd7
  11. 11.O-O-O a6
  12. 12.f4 Qc7
  13. 13.Bg2 O-O-O
  14. 14.h4 Be7
  15. 15.Bf3 Kb8
  16. 16.h5 Bc8
  17. 17.Nd4 Bd7
  18. 18.Nb3 Be8
  19. 19.Bh4 d5
  20. 20.exd5 Nxd5
  21. 21.Nxd5 exd5
  22. 22.Bxe7 Qxe7
  23. 23.Qf2 Rh6
  24. 24.Rhg1 Qc7
  25. 25.Rxg7 Qxf4+
  26. 26.Qd2 Qxd2+
  27. 27.Rxd2 Ne5
  28. 28.Rxd5 Rxd5
  29. 29.Bxd5 Bc6
  30. 30.Bxf7 Nxf7
  31. 31.Rxf7 Rxh5
  32. 32.Nd4 Bd5
  33. 33.Rf8+ Kc7
  34. 34.b3 Rh4
  35. 35.Ne2 Rh2
  36. 36.Nc3 Bc6
  37. 37.Rf6 Rg2
  38. 38.Kb2 Rh2
  39. 39.a4 Rg2
  40. 40.Rf7+ Kb6
  41. 41.Rf4 Rh2
  42. 42.Nb1 Kc5
  43. 43.Nc3 Kd6
  44. 44.Rf5 Ke6
  45. 45.Rg5 Kd6
  46. 46.Rg4 Ke5
  47. 47.Rg1 Kd6
  48. 48.Rg5 Bf3
  49. 49.Rg3 Bc6
  50. 50.Re3 Rf2
  51. 51.Rd3+ Ke5
  52. 52.Nd1 Re2
  53. 53.Ne3 b5
  54. 54.Ng4+ Ke6
  55. 55.axb5 axb5
  56. 56.Re3+ Rxe3
  57. 57.Nxe3 b4

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