Jan Timman vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats playoff-4pl · 1985 · Old Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats playoff-4pl
Site Montpellier
Round 4
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Old Indian Defense (A55)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/5pp1/p6p/1p1rn3/3NR3/1P4P1/PnR2PKP/8 w - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nbd7
  5. 5.g3 e5
  6. 6.Bg2 Be7
  7. 7.Qc2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Re8
  9. 9.b3 Bf8
  10. 10.e4 a6
  11. 11.Rd1 b5
  12. 12.c5 Qc7
  13. 13.cxd6 Bxd6
  14. 14.Bb2 Bb7
  15. 15.dxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Nd4 Bc5
  17. 17.Rac1 Rad8
  18. 18.Ncxb5 cxb5
  19. 19.Qxc5 Qxc5
  20. 20.Rxc5 Bxe4
  21. 21.Bxe4 Nxe4
  22. 22.Rcc1 Rd5
  23. 23.Kg2 h6
  24. 24.Rc2 Nc5
  25. 25.Re1 Ncd3
  26. 26.Re4 Nxb2

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