Mikhail Botvinnik vs David Bronstein

World Championship 19th · 1951 · Dutch Defense · 1-0 in 66 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black David Bronstein
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 19th
Site Moscow
Round 7
Date 1951.00.00
Opening Dutch Defense (A94)
Moves 66
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/P1n5/4k3/3p4/1N1P1p1p/5K1P/8/8 b - - 1 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 c6
  4. 4.g3 f5
  5. 5.Bg2 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.b3 O-O
  8. 8.Ba3 b6
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.Ne5 Bb7
  11. 11.Nd2 Nbd7
  12. 12.Nxd7 Nxd7
  13. 13.e3 Rac8
  14. 14.Rc1 c5
  15. 15.Qe2 Nf6
  16. 16.cxd5 Bxd5
  17. 17.Bxd5 exd5
  18. 18.Nf3 Rc7
  19. 19.Rc2 Rfc8
  20. 20.Rfc1 Ne4
  21. 21.Ne5 Nf6
  22. 22.Qd3 g6
  23. 23.Qa6 Kg7
  24. 24.Qe2 Qd6
  25. 25.a4 Ne8
  26. 26.Qd2 Nf6
  27. 27.Qc3 Ne4
  28. 28.Qd3 cxd4
  29. 29.exd4 a5
  30. 30.Kg2 Nf6
  31. 31.Qe2 f4
  32. 32.gxf4 Nh5
  33. 33.Rxc7+ Rxc7
  34. 34.Rxc7+ Qxc7
  35. 35.Qg4 Nf6
  36. 36.Qe6 Nh5
  37. 37.Qd7+ Qxd7
  38. 38.Nxd7 Nxf4+
  39. 39.Kf3 Nd3
  40. 40.Nxb6 Nb4
  41. 41.Kf4 Kf6
  42. 42.Nd7+ Ke7
  43. 43.Ne5 Ke6
  44. 44.Ke3 Kf5
  45. 45.f3 g5
  46. 46.Kd2 h5
  47. 47.Nd3 Na6
  48. 48.Nc5 Nb4
  49. 49.Nd3 Na6
  50. 50.h3 Nc7
  51. 51.Ke3 Na6
  52. 52.Ke2 Ke6
  53. 53.Kd2 Ke7
  54. 54.Kc3 Kd6
  55. 55.b4 axb4+
  56. 56.Nxb4 Nc7
  57. 57.a5 Nb5+
  58. 58.Kd3 Ke6
  59. 59.Ke3 Na7
  60. 60.a6 Nb5
  61. 61.Nc6 Nc7
  62. 62.Nb4 Kf5
  63. 63.a7 Ke6
  64. 64.Kf2 h4
  65. 65.f4 gxf4
  66. 66.Kf3

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