Conel Hughes Alexander vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Conel Hughes Alexander
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	0-1
Event	Nottingham
Site	Nottingham
Date	1936.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Closed (B24)
Moves	35

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p6p/4p1p1/4P3/k1p1P3/2P3P1/3K3P/8 w - - 2 36

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
3. 3.g3 g6
4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
5. 5.Nge2 e6
6. 6.d3 Nge7
7. 7.O-O O-O
8. 8.Be3 Nd4
9. 9.Qd2 d5
10. 10.Nf4 dxe4
11. 11.dxe4 Qc7
12. 12.Rad1 Rd8
13. 13.Qc1 b6
14. 14.Rfe1 Ba6
15. 15.Kh1 Nec6
16. 16.Nce2 Nxe2
17. 17.Rxd8+ Rxd8
18. 18.Nxe2 Bxe2
19. 19.Rxe2 Bxb2
20. 20.Qxb2 Rd1+
21. 21.Bf1 Rxf1+
22. 22.Kg2 Rd1
23. 23.Rd2 Rxd2
24. 24.Bxd2 Qe5
25. 25.Qxe5 Nxe5
26. 26.Bc3 f6
27. 27.Bxe5 fxe5
28. 28.a4 Kf7
29. 29.Kf3 c4
30. 30.Ke3 Ke7
31. 31.f4 Kd6
32. 32.c3 Kc5
33. 33.fxe5 b5
34. 34.axb5 Kxb5
35. 35.Kd2 Ka4

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