Leonhard William Barden vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Hastings6162 · 1961 · French, Advance · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Leonhard William Barden
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Hastings6162
Site Hastings
Round 5
Date 1961.00.00
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2r1Qbk1/1R4p1/P2p4/4pp2/2p5/5PPP/5BK1 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.c3 Ne7
  5. 5.Nf3 Nf5
  6. 6.dxc5 Bxc5
  7. 7.Bd3 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O Nh4
  9. 9.Re1 Bd7
  10. 10.b4 Bb6
  11. 11.b5 Nxf3+
  12. 12.Qxf3 Ne7
  13. 13.Ba3 Rc8
  14. 14.Qg3 Ng6
  15. 15.Nd2 Rxc3
  16. 16.Bb4 Rc8
  17. 17.Nf3 Bc5
  18. 18.Bd2 O-O
  19. 19.Bg5 f6
  20. 20.exf6 gxf6
  21. 21.Bh6 Kf7
  22. 22.Bxf8 Qxf8
  23. 23.Rac1 e5
  24. 24.Nh4 Qh6
  25. 25.Nxg6 hxg6
  26. 26.Rc2 b6
  27. 27.a4 e4
  28. 28.Bf1 f5
  29. 29.Rec1 f4
  30. 30.Qb3 Be6
  31. 31.Rxc5 bxc5
  32. 32.b6 c4
  33. 33.Qb4 axb6
  34. 34.Qxb6 Qf8
  35. 35.Rb1 Qc5
  36. 36.Qb7+ Rc7
  37. 37.Qb8 Kg7
  38. 38.Rb6 Bf7
  39. 39.a5 c3
  40. 40.Qd8 Qe7
  41. 41.Qxe7

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