Mikhail Botvinnik vs Svetozar Gligoric

Tel Aviv olm fin-A · 1964 · Grünfeld Defense · 0-1 in 78 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 0-1
Event Tel Aviv olm fin-A
Site Tel Aviv
Round 7
Date 1964.00.00
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D82)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5R2/8/7p/6bP/p3k1P1/4p3/r3B3/5K2 w - - 0 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Rc1 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Be6
  8. 8.Nf3 Nc6
  9. 9.Ng5 Bg4
  10. 10.f3 e5
  11. 11.Bg3 d4
  12. 12.fxg4 dxc3
  13. 13.Qxd8 Rfxd8
  14. 14.Rxc3 h6
  15. 15.Nf3 Ne4
  16. 16.Rc1 Nxc5
  17. 17.Be2 e4
  18. 18.Nd4 Nxd4
  19. 19.exd4 Bxd4
  20. 20.b3 Be3
  21. 21.Rd1 Rxd1+
  22. 22.Bxd1 Rd8
  23. 23.Be2 a5
  24. 24.h4 Ne6
  25. 25.Rh3 Bc1
  26. 26.Be5 Nf4
  27. 27.Bxf4 Bxf4
  28. 28.c5 Rd2
  29. 29.Rc3 Rxa2
  30. 30.Kf2 Rb2
  31. 31.h5 gxh5
  32. 32.gxh5 Kg7
  33. 33.g4 Bg5
  34. 34.Kf1 Rb1+
  35. 35.Kg2 Bd2
  36. 36.Rc4 e3
  37. 37.c6 bxc6
  38. 38.Rxc6 Rxb3
  39. 39.Ra6 Rb8
  40. 40.Kf3 Rd8
  41. 41.Ke4 Re8+
  42. 42.Kf4 Re6
  43. 43.Ra8 Rf6+
  44. 44.Ke4 Rf2
  45. 45.Kd3 Kf6
  46. 46.Rh8 Kg7
  47. 47.Ra8 Rf4
  48. 48.Rb8 Rf6
  49. 49.Ke4 Rc6
  50. 50.Ra8 Kf6
  51. 51.Ra7 Re6+
  52. 52.Kf4 Bb4
  53. 53.Kf3 Re5
  54. 54.Kf4 Bd6
  55. 55.Kf3 Be7
  56. 56.Kf4 Bd6
  57. 57.Kf3 Kg7
  58. 58.Bc4 Be7
  59. 59.Be2 Bd8
  60. 60.Bc4 Be7
  61. 61.Be2 Kf6
  62. 62.Kf4 Bb4
  63. 63.Bc4 Re6
  64. 64.Kf3 Rc6
  65. 65.Rxf7+ Ke5
  66. 66.Bb5 Rc3
  67. 67.Rh7 Bf8
  68. 68.Rh8 Bg7
  69. 69.Re8+ Kd4
  70. 70.Re6 Rb3
  71. 71.Be2 Be5
  72. 72.Re8 Rb6
  73. 73.Kg2 Rb2
  74. 74.Kf1 Bf6
  75. 75.Rc8 Ra2
  76. 76.Rc6 Bg5
  77. 77.Rc8 Ke4
  78. 78.Rf8 a4

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