Pal C Benko vs Mikhail Botvinnik

Monte Carlo · 1968 · English Opening · 0-1 in 34 moves

The Game

White Pal C Benko
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event Monte Carlo
Site Monte Carlo
Round 6
Date 1968.00.00
Opening English Opening (A26)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2n1q3/ppp1n2k/3P1R2/8/4P3/6B1/P4K2/8 w - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.Bg2 e5
  4. 4.Nc3 Ne7
  5. 5.e4 d6
  6. 6.Nge2 Nbc6
  7. 7.d3 f5
  8. 8.Nd5 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.Qd2 Qd7
  11. 11.O-O Rf7
  12. 12.Rae1 Raf8
  13. 13.f4 fxe4
  14. 14.dxe4 Nc8
  15. 15.c5 Bh3
  16. 16.b4 Bxg2
  17. 17.Kxg2 exf4
  18. 18.gxf4 Re8
  19. 19.Ng3 h5
  20. 20.b5 N6e7
  21. 21.f5 h4
  22. 22.fxg6 Rxf1
  23. 23.Rxf1 hxg3
  24. 24.Rf7 Be5
  25. 25.Bd4 Qg4
  26. 26.Rf4 Qh5
  27. 27.Bxe5 Qxh2+
  28. 28.Kf3 Qxd2
  29. 29.Nf6+ Kg7
  30. 30.Nxe8+ Kxg6
  31. 31.Rf6+ Kh7
  32. 32.Bxg3 Qd3+
  33. 33.Kf2 Qxb5
  34. 34.cxd6 Qxe8

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