Jan Timman vs Veselin Topalov

Novgorod · 1995 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Novgorod
Site Novgorod
Round 5
Date 1995.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B73)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

4k3/1R6/2pp1p2/5Pp1/6P1/6K1/2r2P2/8 w - - 8 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 d6
  7. 7.Be2 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Qd2 Ng4
  10. 10.Bxg4 Bxg4
  11. 11.Nxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Bh6 Bxh6
  13. 13.Qxh6 Rb8
  14. 14.b3 Qa5
  15. 15.Qe3 Rfd8
  16. 16.h3 Be6
  17. 17.Rfd1 f6
  18. 18.Rd3 Qb6
  19. 19.Qh6 Qc5
  20. 20.Rad1 Kh8
  21. 21.R1d2 Rg8
  22. 22.Qe3 Qxe3
  23. 23.Rxe3 g5
  24. 24.Ne2 Kg7
  25. 25.Nd4 Bd7
  26. 26.Nf5+ Bxf5
  27. 27.exf5 Kf7
  28. 28.Rde2 Rb7
  29. 29.g4 h5
  30. 30.Kg2 hxg4
  31. 31.hxg4 Rh8
  32. 32.Re4 a5
  33. 33.Re1 Rh7
  34. 34.Re6 a4
  35. 35.bxa4 Rh8
  36. 36.R1e3 Ra8
  37. 37.Rh3 Rxa4
  38. 38.Rh7+ Kf8
  39. 39.Kg3 Rxa2
  40. 40.Rxf6+ exf6
  41. 41.Rxb7 Rxc2
  42. 42.Rb8+ Ke7
  43. 43.Rb7+ Ke8
  44. 44.Rb8+ Kd7
  45. 45.Rb7+ Ke8

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