Jan Timman vs Mikhail Tal

Candidats playoff-4pl · 1985 · Sicilian, Scheveningen · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Mikhail Tal
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Candidats playoff-4pl
Site Montpellier
Round 6
Date 1985.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Scheveningen (B82)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/Q5p1/p6p/1p3nk1/3P2q1/8/PP5P/5R1K b - - 2 50

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.f4 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 e5
  8. 8.Nf3 Ng4
  9. 9.Qd2 Nxe3
  10. 10.Qxe3 exf4
  11. 11.Qxf4 Be6
  12. 12.Ng5 Be7
  13. 13.Nxe6 fxe6
  14. 14.Bc4 Bh4+
  15. 15.g3 Bg5
  16. 16.Qf3 Ne5
  17. 17.Bb5+ Ke7
  18. 18.Qh5 h6
  19. 19.O-O Qb6+
  20. 20.Kh1 Rhf8
  21. 21.Qh3 a6
  22. 22.Ba4 Qc5
  23. 23.Bb3 Nc4
  24. 24.Ne2 Rac8
  25. 25.Nf4 Rf6
  26. 26.Rae1 b5
  27. 27.Qg2 Bxf4
  28. 28.gxf4 Kf8
  29. 29.Rf3 Rc7
  30. 30.c3 Rcf7
  31. 31.f5 Kg8
  32. 32.Ref1 Qe5
  33. 33.fxe6 Qxe6
  34. 34.Rf5 Rxf5
  35. 35.exf5 Rxf5
  36. 36.Qa8+ Kf7
  37. 37.Qa7+ Kf8
  38. 38.Qb8+ Kf7
  39. 39.Qc7+ Kf6
  40. 40.Qd8+ Kf7
  41. 41.Qc7+ Kf6
  42. 42.Qd8+ Kg6
  43. 43.Bc2 Ne3
  44. 44.Bxf5+ Nxf5
  45. 45.Qa8 d5
  46. 46.Qb8 Qe4+
  47. 47.Kg1 Kg5
  48. 48.Qa7 d4
  49. 49.cxd4 Qg4+
  50. 50.Kh1

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