Jan Timman vs Veselin Topalov

Hoogovens Blitz · 1998 · French, Advance · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Jan Timman
Black Veselin Topalov
Result 0-1
Event Hoogovens Blitz
Site Wijk aan Zee
Round 1
Date 1998.01.19
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/3k4/1P4Kp/p6P/8/8/8 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c3 d5
  4. 4.e5 Nc6
  5. 5.d4 Bd7
  6. 6.Be2 Qb6
  7. 7.O-O Nh6
  8. 8.b3 cxd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Nf5
  10. 10.Bb2 Be7
  11. 11.a3 a5
  12. 12.h3 Rc8
  13. 13.g4 Nh4
  14. 14.Nbd2 Ng6
  15. 15.Re1 O-O
  16. 16.Bf1 f6
  17. 17.Rc1 fxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 Nf4
  19. 19.Rc2 Be8
  20. 20.Bd4 Qd8
  21. 21.Bc5 Bg6
  22. 22.Rc1 Nxe5
  23. 23.Bxe7 Rxc1
  24. 24.Bxd8 Rxd1
  25. 25.Rxd1 Nxf3+
  26. 26.Nxf3 Rxd8
  27. 27.Ne5 Bc2
  28. 28.Rc1 Bxb3
  29. 29.Rc7 d4
  30. 30.Nd3 Nxd3
  31. 31.Bxd3 Bd5
  32. 32.f4 Rf8
  33. 33.f5 exf5
  34. 34.gxf5 Bc6
  35. 35.Kf2 g6
  36. 36.Kg3 gxf5
  37. 37.Kf4 Kh8
  38. 38.h4 h5
  39. 39.Re7 Re8
  40. 40.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  41. 41.Bxf5 Kg7
  42. 42.Be4 b6
  43. 43.Ke5 Bg6
  44. 44.Kxd4 Bxe4
  45. 45.Kxe4 Kf6
  46. 46.a4 Ke6
  47. 47.Kf4 Kd6
  48. 48.Kg5 b5
  49. 49.axb5 a4

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