Mikhail Botvinnik vs Max Blau

Tel Aviv olm prel · 1964 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Max Blau
Result 1-0
Event Tel Aviv olm prel
Site Tel Aviv
Round 1
Date 1964.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D94)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/4R3/4pKp1/1P2Pp2/2rp4/8/8/4B3 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 g6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg7
  6. 6.Be2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.cxd5 cxd5
  9. 9.Qb3 e6
  10. 10.a4 b6
  11. 11.Bd2 Ne4
  12. 12.Be1 Bb7
  13. 13.a5 a6
  14. 14.axb6 Qxb6
  15. 15.Qxb6 Nxb6
  16. 16.Ne5 Rfc8
  17. 17.Nd3 Bf8
  18. 18.f3 Nxc3
  19. 19.Bxc3 Nc4
  20. 20.Kf2 a5
  21. 21.Ra2 a4
  22. 22.Rfa1 a3
  23. 23.b4 Nxe3
  24. 24.Nc5 Nf5
  25. 25.Rxa3 Rxa3
  26. 26.Rxa3 Bc6
  27. 27.Ra5 Be8
  28. 28.g4 Nd6
  29. 29.Ke3 Bh6+
  30. 30.f4 g5
  31. 31.fxg5 Bxg5+
  32. 32.Kf3 Rb8
  33. 33.Be1 Ne4
  34. 34.h4 Be7
  35. 35.Ra7 Bd6
  36. 36.Bd3 Nf6
  37. 37.g5 Nh5
  38. 38.Kg4 Ng7
  39. 39.h5 Bb5
  40. 40.Bxb5 Rxb5
  41. 41.Nd7 f5+
  42. 42.Kh4 Ne8
  43. 43.Ra8 Kf7
  44. 44.h6 Rb7
  45. 45.Ne5+ Bxe5
  46. 46.dxe5 Rc7
  47. 47.g6+ hxg6
  48. 48.h7 Rc4+
  49. 49.Kg5 Kg7
  50. 50.h8=Q+ Kxh8
  51. 51.Rxe8+ Kg7
  52. 52.Re7+ Kf8
  53. 53.Kf6 d4
  54. 54.b5

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