Mikhail Botvinnik vs Svetozar Gligoric

Hastings6162 · 1961 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 104 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Hastings6162
Site Hastings
Round 3
Date 1961.00.00
Opening English Opening (A36)
Moves 104
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Final Position

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

8/5K2/R4P1k/6b1/8/pB6/P4r2/8 w - - 3 105

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 3.g3 c5
  4. 4.Bg2 Nc6
  5. 5.e3 e6
  6. 6.Nge2 Nge7
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.exd4 d5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nxd5 exd5
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.Be3 Bg4
  13. 13.Re1 Qb6
  14. 14.Bxd5 Rad8
  15. 15.Qb3 Qxb3
  16. 16.Bxb3 Bxe2
  17. 17.Rxe2 Nxd4
  18. 18.Bxd4 Bxd4
  19. 19.Re7 Bxb2
  20. 20.Rae1 Rb8
  21. 21.Rd7 a5
  22. 22.Ree7 Ba3
  23. 23.Rxf7 Rxf7
  24. 24.Bxf7+ Kh8
  25. 25.h4 a4
  26. 26.h5 gxh5
  27. 27.Bxh5 Bb2
  28. 28.Be2 a3
  29. 29.Bb5 h6
  30. 30.Kg2 b6
  31. 31.f4 Rc8
  32. 32.Kh3 Rc5
  33. 33.Bd3 Kg8
  34. 34.Rd6 Rc3
  35. 35.Kg4 Kg7
  36. 36.Rg6+ Kf8
  37. 37.Bf5 b5
  38. 38.Rb6 Rc5
  39. 39.Bd3 h5+
  40. 40.Kh3 Kg7
  41. 41.Bxb5 Bd4
  42. 42.Rd6 Bf2
  43. 43.Bd3 Rc3
  44. 44.Kg2 Bc5
  45. 45.Rd5 Be7
  46. 46.Kf3 Kf6
  47. 47.Ke2 Rc5
  48. 48.Rd7 Rc1
  49. 49.Ra7 Ra1
  50. 50.Ra6+ Kg7
  51. 51.Bc4 Rc1
  52. 52.Bd5 Rc3
  53. 53.Ra7 Kf6
  54. 54.Ra6+ Kg7
  55. 55.Kf2 h4
  56. 56.gxh4 Bxh4+
  57. 57.Ke2 Be7
  58. 58.Be4 Rh3
  59. 59.Bd5 Rc3
  60. 60.Bb3 Rh3
  61. 61.Be6 Rg3
  62. 62.Bc4 Rh3
  63. 63.Bb3 Rc3
  64. 64.f5 Rg3
  65. 65.Kf2 Rg5
  66. 66.Bc2 Rg4
  67. 67.Kf3 Rg1
  68. 68.Bd3 Rc1
  69. 69.Ke4 Kf7
  70. 70.Ke5 Re1+
  71. 71.Kf4 Rc1
  72. 72.Be4 Rc5
  73. 73.Bf3 Rb5
  74. 74.Be2 Rc5
  75. 75.Bh5+ Kg7
  76. 76.Bd1 Rb5
  77. 77.Bc2 Rb2
  78. 78.Bb3 Rf2+
  79. 79.Ke4 Rg2
  80. 80.Kf3 Rg1
  81. 81.Bc4 Bh4
  82. 82.Bd5 Be7
  83. 83.Bb3 Rf1+
  84. 84.Ke4 Re1+
  85. 85.Kd3 Rg1
  86. 86.Ke3 Rg4
  87. 87.Kf3 Rg1
  88. 88.Bc4 Bh4
  89. 89.Ke4 Be7
  90. 90.Kd5 Re1
  91. 91.Rg6+ Kh7
  92. 92.Bb3 Re2
  93. 93.Kd4 Rf2
  94. 94.Ke5 Re2+
  95. 95.Kd5 Bb4
  96. 96.Kd4 Rd2+
  97. 97.Ke5 Bc3+
  98. 98.Ke6 Rh2
  99. 99.Ke7 Bg7
  100. 100.Kf7 Bh6
  101. 101.Ra6 Rf2
  102. 102.Be6 Bc1
  103. 103.f6 Bg5
  104. 104.Bb3 Kh6

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