Jan Timman vs Boris Spassky

FRA-NLD · 1990 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Boris Spassky
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FRA-NLD
Site Cannes
Round 2
Date 1990.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D36)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/p4p2/1p4k1/3r3p/PR5K/4P3/5PP1/8 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 Be7
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.Bd3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Qc2 Re8
  9. 9.Nf3 c6
  10. 10.O-O Nf8
  11. 11.h3 Be6
  12. 12.a3 Nh5
  13. 13.Bxe7 Qxe7
  14. 14.b4 g6
  15. 15.b5 cxb5
  16. 16.Bxb5 Rec8
  17. 17.Qb3 Nf6
  18. 18.Bd3 N8d7
  19. 19.Rfc1 Nb6
  20. 20.Nd2 Rc6
  21. 21.Na4 Nxa4
  22. 22.Qxa4 Rc7
  23. 23.Nb3 Ne4
  24. 24.Rxc7 Qxc7
  25. 25.Rc1 Qe7
  26. 26.Bxe4 dxe4
  27. 27.Nc5 Bd5
  28. 28.Qd7 Qd8
  29. 29.Qxd8+ Rxd8
  30. 30.Na4 Bc6
  31. 31.Rc4 Rd5
  32. 32.Nc3 Ra5
  33. 33.a4 h5
  34. 34.h4 Kg7
  35. 35.Kh2 Rf5
  36. 36.Kg3 g5
  37. 37.d5 Bxd5
  38. 38.Nxd5 Rxd5
  39. 39.Rxe4 gxh4+
  40. 40.Kxh4 Kg6
  41. 41.Rb4 b6

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