Mikhail Botvinnik vs Erich Gottlieb Eliskases

Leipzig olm prel · 1960 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Erich Gottlieb Eliskases
Result 1-0
Event Leipzig olm prel
Site Leipzig
Round 7
Date 1960.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C99)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4B3/8/3p3n/3k1PKP/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Na5
  10. 10.Bc2 c5
  11. 11.d4 Qc7
  12. 12.Nbd2 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Bb7
  14. 14.d5 Bc8
  15. 15.b4 Nc4
  16. 16.Nxc4 Qxc4
  17. 17.Bd2 Bd7
  18. 18.Rc1 Qc7
  19. 19.Nh2 Rfc8
  20. 20.Bb3 Qd8
  21. 21.f4 exf4
  22. 22.Bxf4 Rxc1
  23. 23.Bxc1 Ne8
  24. 24.Nf3 Bf6
  25. 25.Qd3 Rc8
  26. 26.Bd2 Qe7
  27. 27.Qe3 Be5
  28. 28.Qa7 Bg3
  29. 29.Re2 Rc7
  30. 30.Qd4 Qf6
  31. 31.Qxf6 gxf6
  32. 32.Kf1 Kf8
  33. 33.Nd4 Ke7
  34. 34.Bh6 Rc8
  35. 35.Rd2 Be5
  36. 36.Ke2 Nc7
  37. 37.Be3 Na8
  38. 38.Nf5+ Bxf5
  39. 39.exf5 Kd7
  40. 40.Rd3 Kc7
  41. 41.Rd1 Kb7
  42. 42.Rc1 Rxc1
  43. 43.Bxc1 Nb6
  44. 44.Kd3 Nc8
  45. 45.Bd1 Ne7
  46. 46.Ke4 Bc3
  47. 47.a3 Nc8
  48. 48.Bh5 Nb6
  49. 49.Bxf7 a5
  50. 50.bxa5 Nc4
  51. 51.Bg6 Bd2
  52. 52.Bxd2 Nxd2+
  53. 53.Kd3 Nc4
  54. 54.Bxh7 Ka6
  55. 55.Bg6 Kxa5
  56. 56.h4 Ka4
  57. 57.Be8 Ne5+
  58. 58.Ke4 Kxa3
  59. 59.Bxb5 Kb4
  60. 60.Be8 Kc5
  61. 61.h5 Ng4
  62. 62.Kf4 Nh6
  63. 63.g4 Kxd5
  64. 64.g5 fxg5+
  65. 65.Kxg5

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