Jan Timman vs Veselin Topalov

Hoogovens · 1996 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hoogovens
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 8
Date 1996.00.00
Opening English Opening (A31)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

8/8/5K2/r7/3N2k1/8/8/8 b - - 5 67

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.Nf3 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e5
  5. 5.Nb5 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 Bc5
  7. 7.N5c3 O-O
  8. 8.e3 Qe7
  9. 9.Be2 e4
  10. 10.a3 Rd8
  11. 11.b4 Bd6
  12. 12.Bb2 a5
  13. 13.bxa5 Be5
  14. 14.Qa4 Na6
  15. 15.Nd2 Nc5
  16. 16.Qb4 Bg4
  17. 17.Nc4 Bxc3+
  18. 18.Qxc3 Bxe2
  19. 19.Kxe2 Qd7
  20. 20.Rhd1 Rac8
  21. 21.Kf1 Nd3
  22. 22.Qb3 Qf5
  23. 23.Rxd3 exd3
  24. 24.Bxf6 Qxf6
  25. 25.Rd1 Qa6
  26. 26.Nd2 Qxa5
  27. 27.e4 Qa6
  28. 28.a4 Rc5
  29. 29.g3 Rdc8
  30. 30.Kg2 Rc1
  31. 31.Rxc1 Rxc1
  32. 32.Qb4 Qf6
  33. 33.Qxb7 g6
  34. 34.Qb8+ Kg7
  35. 35.e5 Qf5
  36. 36.Nf3 Rc2
  37. 37.Qb4 Re2
  38. 38.Qc3 Kh6
  39. 39.Qd4 Qe4
  40. 40.Qxe4 Rxe4
  41. 41.d6 Rxa4
  42. 42.Nd2 Kg5
  43. 43.f4+ Kf5
  44. 44.Kf3 f6
  45. 45.exf6 Kxf6
  46. 46.Ke3 Ke6
  47. 47.Kxd3 Ra3+
  48. 48.Ke2 Ra2
  49. 49.Ke3 Kxd6
  50. 50.Ne4+ Ke7
  51. 51.h3 Ra3+
  52. 52.Kf2 h6
  53. 53.Kg2 Ke6
  54. 54.g4 h5
  55. 55.Ng5+ Kd5
  56. 56.Kf2 Kd4
  57. 57.Kg2 Ke3
  58. 58.Kg3 Ra6
  59. 59.gxh5 gxh5
  60. 60.Kh4 Kxf4
  61. 61.Kxh5 Kf5
  62. 62.h4 Ra8
  63. 63.Kh6 Kg4
  64. 64.Kg6 Kxh4
  65. 65.Ne6 Kg4
  66. 66.Kf6 Ra5
  67. 67.Nd4

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