Mikhail Botvinnik vs Svetozar Gligoric

EU-chT · 1961 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1/2-1/2
Event EU-chT
Site Oberhausen
Round 2
Date 1961.00.00
Opening English Opening (A25)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/1pR2rk1/1P1p2p1/1qpNb3/4P1P1/5P2/5Q2/4K3 b - - 11 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.Bg2 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 e5
  5. 5.d3 Nc6
  6. 6.Rb1 a5
  7. 7.a3 Nf6
  8. 8.b4 axb4
  9. 9.axb4 O-O
  10. 10.b5 Ne7
  11. 11.Nf3 c5
  12. 12.O-O Ne8
  13. 13.Ne1 f5
  14. 14.Bg5 h6
  15. 15.Bxe7 Qxe7
  16. 16.Nd5 Qd8
  17. 17.Ra1 Rxa1
  18. 18.Qxa1 Be6
  19. 19.Qa7 Rf7
  20. 20.Nc2 Kh7
  21. 21.b6 Qd7
  22. 22.Na3 f4
  23. 23.Nb1 Bg4
  24. 24.Nbc3 Bxe2
  25. 25.Nxe2 f3
  26. 26.Nec3 fxg2
  27. 27.Kxg2 Nf6
  28. 28.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  29. 29.Nd5 Qf5
  30. 30.f3 Bg7
  31. 31.Qa4 h5
  32. 32.h3 Bh6
  33. 33.g4 Qg5
  34. 34.Qa5 Qd8
  35. 35.Qa2 Bf4
  36. 36.Ra1 Kg7
  37. 37.Qf2 Kh7
  38. 38.Ra7 Bg5
  39. 39.Qa2 Bf4
  40. 40.Ra8 Qg5
  41. 41.Qf2 hxg4
  42. 42.hxg4 Kg7
  43. 43.Qe1 e4
  44. 44.dxe4 Be5
  45. 45.Rc8 Qh6
  46. 46.Qg1 Qh4
  47. 47.Qf2 Qh2+
  48. 48.Kf1 Qh1+
  49. 49.Ke2 Qc1
  50. 50.Rc7 Qxc4+
  51. 51.Kd2 Qa2+
  52. 52.Ke1 Qb1+
  53. 53.Ke2 Qb5+
  54. 54.Ke1 Qb1+
  55. 55.Ke2 Qb5+
  56. 56.Ke1

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