Igor Bondarevsky vs Mikhail Botvinnik

The Game

White	Igor Bondarevsky
Black	Mikhail Botvinnik
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	URS-ch19
Site	Moscow
Date	1951.00.00
Opening	Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B63)
Moves	80

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1k6/1P6/K6p/5PP1/8/4pBb1/8/8 b - - 0 80

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Ne2 Nc6
3. 3.d4 cxd4
4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5. 5.Nc3 d6
6. 6.Bg5 e6
7. 7.Qd2 h6
8. 8.Bxf6 gxf6
9. 9.O-O-O a6
10. 10.Be2 Bd7
11. 11.f4 Qb6
12. 12.Bh5 Nxd4
13. 13.Qxd4 Qxd4
14. 14.Rxd4 Rg8
15. 15.g3 Be7
16. 16.Rf1 Bc6
17. 17.f5 Rg5
18. 18.Be2 Bd8
19. 19.Rxd6 Ke7
20. 20.Rdd1 Bc7
21. 21.Bf3 Be5
22. 22.Ne2 Bb5
23. 23.Rfe1 Rgg8
24. 24.Nd4 Bd7
25. 25.Bg2 Bc7
26. 26.Nf3 Rad8
27. 27.Rd2 Bc8
28. 28.Rxd8 Rxd8
29. 29.Rd1 Rg8
30. 30.Bh3 Bd7
31. 31.Nh4 Bc6
32. 32.Bg2 Be5
33. 33.Bf3 Rg5
34. 34.c3 Rg8
35. 35.Re1 b5
36. 36.Bd1 Bc7
37. 37.Nf3 Bb7
38. 38.Nd4 e5
39. 39.Nc2 Bd6
40. 40.Bf3 Rc8
41. 41.a3 a5
42. 42.Kb1 Bb8
43. 43.Ne3 Ba7
44. 44.Nd5+ Bxd5
45. 45.exd5 b4
46. 46.axb4 axb4
47. 47.cxb4 Bd4
48. 48.Rc1 Rxc1+
49. 49.Kxc1 Bg1
50. 50.h3 Bf2
51. 51.g4 Be1
52. 52.b5 Ba5
53. 53.Kc2 Kd6
54. 54.Kd3 Kc5
55. 55.d6 Kxd6
56. 56.Kc4 Bb6
57. 57.b4 Bf2
58. 58.Be4 Bb6
59. 59.Bc2 Bf2
60. 60.Bb1 Bb6
61. 61.Be4 Bf2
62. 62.Bf3 Bb6
63. 63.Kd3 Bf2
64. 64.Be4 Bb6
65. 65.Ke2 Bd4
66. 66.Kf3 Bc3
67. 67.b6 Bxb4
68. 68.b7 Kc7
69. 69.Ke2 Bc5
70. 70.Kd3 Bf2
71. 71.Kc4 Be1
72. 72.Kb5 Bf2
73. 73.Ka6 Kb8
74. 74.Bd5 Bd4
75. 75.Bxf7 e4
76. 76.Bd5 e3
77. 77.Bf3 Be5
78. 78.h4 Bg3
79. 79.g5 fxg5
80. 80.hxg5

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