Jan Timman vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats playoff-4pl · 1985 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1-0 in 28 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1-0
Event Candidats playoff-4pl
Site Montpellier
Round 2
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5knr/p1p2ppp/8/3p4/1P6/7P/PB3PPK/2R5 b - - 1 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.e4 e5
  4. 4.Nf3 exd4
  5. 5.Bxc4 Bb4+
  6. 6.Nbd2 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Qf6
  8. 8.e5 Qg6
  9. 9.Nh4 Qg4
  10. 10.Ndf3 Be6
  11. 11.h3 Qe4
  12. 12.Bd3 Qd5
  13. 13.Ng5 Be7
  14. 14.Be4 Qd7
  15. 15.Nxe6 Qxe6
  16. 16.Bxc6+ bxc6
  17. 17.Qxd4 Rd8
  18. 18.Qa4 Bc5
  19. 19.Qc2 Rd5
  20. 20.b4 Bd4
  21. 21.Nf5 Bxe5
  22. 22.Re1 Kf8
  23. 23.Bb2 Qxf5
  24. 24.Qxf5 Bh2+
  25. 25.Kxh2 Rxf5
  26. 26.Rad1 Rd5
  27. 27.Rxd5 cxd5
  28. 28.Rc1

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