Mikhail Botvinnik vs David Bronstein

World Championship 19th · 1951 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black David Bronstein
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 19th
Site Moscow
Round 19
Date 1951.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D74)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/1Pnk4/6P1/4BK1p/8/8/8 b - - 5 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.g3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bg2 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c5
  8. 8.e4 Nf6
  9. 9.e5 Nd5
  10. 10.dxc5 Nb4
  11. 11.Nc3 N8c6
  12. 12.a3 Nd3
  13. 13.Be3 Bg4
  14. 14.h3 Bxf3
  15. 15.Qxf3 Ndxe5
  16. 16.Qe4 Qd3
  17. 17.Qa4 Qc4
  18. 18.Rad1 Rad8
  19. 19.Bd5 Qxa4
  20. 20.Nxa4 e6
  21. 21.Ba2 Nf3+
  22. 22.Kg2 Nfd4
  23. 23.g4 h6
  24. 24.Rd2 Kh7
  25. 25.f4 f5
  26. 26.Nc3 e5
  27. 27.fxe5 Bxe5
  28. 28.Nd5 fxg4
  29. 29.hxg4 Rxf1
  30. 30.Kxf1 Rf8+
  31. 31.Rf2 Rxf2+
  32. 32.Bxf2 a6
  33. 33.Kg2 Kg7
  34. 34.Bc4 Ne6
  35. 35.b4 Bb2
  36. 36.a4 Ne5
  37. 37.Be2 Bd4
  38. 38.Bg3 a5
  39. 39.bxa5 Nxc5
  40. 40.Nc7 Nc6
  41. 41.a6 bxa6
  42. 42.Nxa6 Ne4
  43. 43.Bc7 Nc3
  44. 44.Bf3 Ne5
  45. 45.a5 h5
  46. 46.g5 Nc4
  47. 47.Nb4 Nb5
  48. 48.Bd8 Kf8
  49. 49.Nc6 Bc5
  50. 50.Be2 Ne3+
  51. 51.Kf3 Nd4+
  52. 52.Nxd4 Bxd4
  53. 53.Bd3 Ng4
  54. 54.Bxg6 Ne5+
  55. 55.Ke4 Nc6
  56. 56.Bb6 Bxb6
  57. 57.axb6 h4
  58. 58.Bf5 Ke7
  59. 59.Kf4 Kd6
  60. 60.Be4

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