Mikhail Botvinnik vs Conel Hughes Alexander

The Game

White	Mikhail Botvinnik
Black	Conel Hughes Alexander
Result	1-0
Event	Munich olm fin-A
Site	Munich
Round	8
Date	1958.00.00
Opening	Modern Defense (A42)
Moves	38

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r3k1/B1p2R2/2Pp2P1/p2P4/1p2p3/1Pb5/P3K3/8 b - - 6 38

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 g6
2. 2.e4 Bg7
3. 3.c4 d6
4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
5. 5.Be3 e5
6. 6.d5 Nd4
7. 7.Nge2 Nxe2
8. 8.Bxe2 f5
9. 9.f3 Nf6
10. 10.Qd2 O-O
11. 11.exf5 Bxf5
12. 12.g4 Bd7
13. 13.h3 a6
14. 14.O-O-O b5
15. 15.c5 b4
16. 16.Ne4 a5
17. 17.Bd3 Qe7
18. 18.c6 Bc8
19. 19.h4 Ba6
20. 20.Nxf6+ Bxf6
21. 21.g5 Bg7
22. 22.Be4 Bc8
23. 23.h5 Bf5
24. 24.hxg6 Bxg6
25. 25.Qd3 Rxf3
26. 26.Bxg6 hxg6
27. 27.Qxg6 Kf8
28. 28.Qe4 Qf7
29. 29.g6 Qf5
30. 30.Qxf5+ Rxf5
31. 31.Rdf1 Rxf1+
32. 32.Rxf1+ Kg8
33. 33.Rf7 Rc8
34. 34.Kc2 e4
35. 35.b3 Bc3
36. 36.Kd1 Be5
37. 37.Ke2 Bc3
38. 38.Ba7

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