Mikhail Botvinnik vs Moshe Czerniak

Hastings6667 · 1966 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Moshe Czerniak
Result 1-0
Event Hastings6667
Site Hastings
Round 2
Date 1966.00.00
Opening Modern Defense (A42)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1q5p/p1R3p1/2BPp3/2Pn4/P3p3/6PP/4Q1K1 b - - 3 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.e4 Bg7
  3. 3.d4 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 c6
  5. 5.Nf3 Bg4
  6. 6.Be3 Nd7
  7. 7.Be2 e5
  8. 8.d5 c5
  9. 9.O-O Ne7
  10. 10.Ne1 Bxe2
  11. 11.Qxe2 O-O
  12. 12.f4 exf4
  13. 13.Bxf4 Ne5
  14. 14.Nf3 a6
  15. 15.Nxe5 dxe5
  16. 16.Be3 b6
  17. 17.a3 Qd7
  18. 18.b4 Rac8
  19. 19.bxc5 bxc5
  20. 20.Qc2 f5
  21. 21.Na4 Qd6
  22. 22.Rab1 fxe4
  23. 23.Rxf8+ Bxf8
  24. 24.Rb6 Qd7
  25. 25.Nxc5 Rxc5
  26. 26.Bxc5 Qc7
  27. 27.Qf2 Nf5
  28. 28.Rc6 Qb7
  29. 29.Bxf8 e3
  30. 30.Qe1 Nd4
  31. 31.Bc5

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