Mikhail Botvinnik vs Jan Hein Donner

Noordwijk · 1965 · Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Jan Hein Donner
Result 1-0
Event Noordwijk
Site Noordwijk
Round 4
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D32)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/7k/P7/8/5ppp/5P2/4KP1q/5Q2 b - - 0 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.d4 Nc6
  7. 7.Be2 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bd6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.b3 a6
  11. 11.Bb2 Re8
  12. 12.Rc1 Bd7
  13. 13.Bf3 Nxd4
  14. 14.Qxd4 Be5
  15. 15.Qd2 Bg4
  16. 16.Rfd1 Bxf3
  17. 17.gxf3 Qd7
  18. 18.Kg2 Qf5
  19. 19.Ne2 Bxb2
  20. 20.Qxb2 Rac8
  21. 21.Nd4 Qe5
  22. 22.Rc2 Nd7
  23. 23.Rdc1 Rb8
  24. 24.Qc3 Nf8
  25. 25.Qc7 Qf6
  26. 26.Qg3 Ne6
  27. 27.Nxe6 fxe6
  28. 28.Rc7 Red8
  29. 29.h4 e5
  30. 30.R1c5 h6
  31. 31.h5 Rd6
  32. 32.Qg4 d4
  33. 33.exd4 Rxd4
  34. 34.Qg3 Rf4
  35. 35.Rc4 Rf8
  36. 36.Rxf4 exf4
  37. 37.Qg4 b6
  38. 38.Rb7 Rf7
  39. 39.Rxf7 Kxf7
  40. 40.Qd7+ Kg8
  41. 41.Qc8+ Kh7
  42. 42.Qxa6 Qg5+
  43. 43.Kf1 Qxh5
  44. 44.Qd3+ Kg8
  45. 45.a4 Qh1+
  46. 46.Ke2 h5
  47. 47.Qd5+ Kh7
  48. 48.Qd1 Qh2
  49. 49.b4 h4
  50. 50.Qf1 g5
  51. 51.a5 bxa5
  52. 52.bxa5 g4
  53. 53.a6

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