Yuri L Averbakh vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-ch22 · 1955 · French, Winawer · 0-1 in 65 moves

The Game

White Yuri L Averbakh
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch22
Site Moscow
Date 1955.00.00
Opening French, Winawer (C15)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/2P5/1p6/5b2/p1NK4/1k6/8 w - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Bd3 dxe4
  5. 5.Bxe4 Nf6
  6. 6.Bd3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bd2 Nxc5
  9. 9.Bb5+ Ncd7
  10. 10.Nf3 a6
  11. 11.Bd3 O-O
  12. 12.O-O b6
  13. 13.Ne4 Be7
  14. 14.Qe2 Bb7
  15. 15.Rad1 Qc7
  16. 16.Bg5 Rfe8
  17. 17.c4 Rad8
  18. 18.Rfe1 h6
  19. 19.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  20. 20.Bh4 Bb4
  21. 21.Rf1 Qc6
  22. 22.Bc2 Be7
  23. 23.Bxf6 Bxf6
  24. 24.b3 g6
  25. 25.Rxd8 Rxd8
  26. 26.Rd1 Rxd1+
  27. 27.Bxd1 e5
  28. 28.Ne1 e4
  29. 29.Nc2 Qd6
  30. 30.Ne3 Qd4
  31. 31.Nd5 Bg5
  32. 32.g3 f5
  33. 33.h4 Bd8
  34. 34.Bc2 Kf7
  35. 35.Qd1 Qxd1+
  36. 36.Bxd1 Ke6
  37. 37.Nf4+ Kf6
  38. 38.Kf1 g5
  39. 39.hxg5+ hxg5
  40. 40.Nd5+ Ke5
  41. 41.a4 Kd4
  42. 42.Be2 Bc8
  43. 43.Kg2 Bd7
  44. 44.Kf1 Be8
  45. 45.Kg1 Bf7
  46. 46.Kg2 a5
  47. 47.Kf1 f4
  48. 48.gxf4 gxf4
  49. 49.Nxf4 Kc3
  50. 50.Bd1 Kd2
  51. 51.Bg4 Kc2
  52. 52.Be6 Bxe6
  53. 53.Nxe6 Be7
  54. 54.Nd4+ Kc3
  55. 55.Nf5 Bf8
  56. 56.Ng3 Kxb3
  57. 57.Ke2 Kxa4
  58. 58.Nxe4 Kb3
  59. 59.Kd3 a4
  60. 60.Nd2+ Kb2
  61. 61.c5 b5
  62. 62.c6 Bd6
  63. 63.Ne4 Bb8
  64. 64.Nc3 a3
  65. 65.f4 Bxf4

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