Mikhail Botvinnik vs Bobby Fischer

Varna olm · 1962 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 68 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Bobby Fischer
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Varna olm
Site Varna
Round 10
Date 1962.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D98)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/5k2/R4P2/8/8/p2r3p/8/6K1 b - - 1 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Qb3 dxc4
  6. 6.Qxc4 O-O
  7. 7.e4 Bg4
  8. 8.Be3 Nfd7
  9. 9.Be2 Nc6
  10. 10.Rd1 Nb6
  11. 11.Qc5 Qd6
  12. 12.h3 Bxf3
  13. 13.gxf3 Rfd8
  14. 14.d5 Ne5
  15. 15.Nb5 Qf6
  16. 16.f4 Ned7
  17. 17.e5 Qxf4
  18. 18.Bxf4 Nxc5
  19. 19.Nxc7 Rac8
  20. 20.d6 exd6
  21. 21.exd6 Bxb2
  22. 22.O-O Nbd7
  23. 23.Rd5 b6
  24. 24.Bf3 Ne6
  25. 25.Nxe6 fxe6
  26. 26.Rd3 Nc5
  27. 27.Re3 e5
  28. 28.Bxe5 Bxe5
  29. 29.Rxe5 Rxd6
  30. 30.Re7 Rd7
  31. 31.Rxd7 Nxd7
  32. 32.Bg4 Rc7
  33. 33.Re1 Kf7
  34. 34.Kg2 Nc5
  35. 35.Re3 Re7
  36. 36.Rf3+ Kg7
  37. 37.Rc3 Re4
  38. 38.Bd1 Rd4
  39. 39.Bc2 Kf6
  40. 40.Kf3 Kg5
  41. 41.Kg3 Ne4+
  42. 42.Bxe4 Rxe4
  43. 43.Ra3 Re7
  44. 44.Rf3 Rc7
  45. 45.a4 Rc5
  46. 46.Rf7 Ra5
  47. 47.Rxh7 Rxa4
  48. 48.h4+ Kf5
  49. 49.Rf7+ Ke5
  50. 50.Rg7 Ra1
  51. 51.Kf3 b5
  52. 52.h5 Ra3+
  53. 53.Kg2 gxh5
  54. 54.Rg5+ Kd6
  55. 55.Rxb5 h4
  56. 56.f4 Kc6
  57. 57.Rb8 h3+
  58. 58.Kh2 a5
  59. 59.f5 Kc7
  60. 60.Rb5 Kd6
  61. 61.f6 Ke6
  62. 62.Rb6+ Kf7
  63. 63.Ra6 Kg6
  64. 64.Rc6 a4
  65. 65.Ra6 Kf7
  66. 66.Rc6 Rd3
  67. 67.Ra6 a3
  68. 68.Kg1

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