Isaak Birbrager vs Mikhail Botvinnik

URS-chT · 1966 · Slav Defense · 0-1 in 47 moves

The Game

White Isaak Birbrager
Black Mikhail Botvinnik
Result 0-1
Event URS-chT
Site URS
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Slav Defense (D13)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/1R5p/5pp1/p2P4/N1r5/b7/P5PP/6K1 w - - 3 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bf4 Nh5
  7. 7.Bd2 g6
  8. 8.e3 Bg7
  9. 9.Be2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O e6
  11. 11.Rc1 Bd7
  12. 12.Na4 b6
  13. 13.Ba6 Qe8
  14. 14.Nc3 Nb4
  15. 15.Be2 Nc6
  16. 16.Ba6 Qb8
  17. 17.Qe2 Nf6
  18. 18.Rfd1 Rd8
  19. 19.Nb5 Ne4
  20. 20.Be1 Bf8
  21. 21.Rc2 Bc8
  22. 22.Na3 Na5
  23. 23.b4 Bxa6
  24. 24.Qxa6 Qb7
  25. 25.Qxb7 Nxb7
  26. 26.Rc7 Nbd6
  27. 27.Ne5 a5
  28. 28.bxa5 Ne8
  29. 29.Nb5 Nxc7
  30. 30.Nxc7 Rxa5
  31. 31.Bxa5 bxa5
  32. 32.Nb5 Rc8
  33. 33.Nd7 Be7
  34. 34.f3 Nc3
  35. 35.Nxc3 Rxc3
  36. 36.e4 dxe4
  37. 37.fxe4 Rc7
  38. 38.Ne5 Rc2
  39. 39.Rf1 f6
  40. 40.Nd7 Kg7
  41. 41.Rf2 Rc7
  42. 42.Nb6 Rc6
  43. 43.Rb2 Bb4
  44. 44.Na4 Rc4
  45. 45.d5 exd5
  46. 46.exd5 Ba3
  47. 47.Rb7+ Kh8

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