Mikhail Botvinnik vs Svetozar Gligoric

EU-chT · 1965 · Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Svetozar Gligoric
Result 1/2-1/2
Event EU-chT
Site Hamburg
Round 3
Date 1965.00.00
Opening Tarrasch Defense (D32)
Moves 72
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Final Position

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

8/Pk4B1/7p/7b/8/8/2K5/8 b - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nc6
  4. 4.e3 e6
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Be2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.a3 a5
  11. 11.Nb5 Qe7
  12. 12.b3 Rd8
  13. 13.Bb2 Ne4
  14. 14.Nfd4 Ra6
  15. 15.Rc1 Nxd4
  16. 16.exd4 Bd6
  17. 17.Nxd6 Raxd6
  18. 18.f3 Ng5
  19. 19.Qd2 Bf5
  20. 20.Rfe1 Rg6
  21. 21.Bd1 Re6
  22. 22.Rxe6 Nxe6
  23. 23.Be2 Ra8
  24. 24.Qe3 h6
  25. 25.g3 Qd8
  26. 26.Kf2 Rc8
  27. 27.Rxc8 Qxc8
  28. 28.Bc3 Qc7
  29. 29.Qd2 Qb6
  30. 30.Bd1 Qd6
  31. 31.a4 b6
  32. 32.b4 axb4
  33. 33.Bxb4 Qd8
  34. 34.Bb3 Qd7
  35. 35.Qe3 Nd8
  36. 36.h4 Nc6
  37. 37.Bc3 Be6
  38. 38.h5 Qd6
  39. 39.Bc2 Qa3
  40. 40.Qd3 Kf8
  41. 41.Qd2 Bc8
  42. 42.Bd1 Ba6
  43. 43.Bb2 Qa2
  44. 44.Qc3 Qc4
  45. 45.Ba3+ Ke8
  46. 46.Qxc4 Bxc4
  47. 47.Ke3 Na5
  48. 48.Bb4 Ba6
  49. 49.Bc2 Bc8
  50. 50.g4 Bd7
  51. 51.Kf4 Nc6
  52. 52.Bc3 f6
  53. 53.Ke3 Kf7
  54. 54.Be1 Na5
  55. 55.Kd3 f5
  56. 56.Bd1 Nc4
  57. 57.Kc3 Ne3
  58. 58.Bb3 fxg4
  59. 59.Bf2 Nc4
  60. 60.fxg4 Bxg4
  61. 61.Bxc4 dxc4
  62. 62.d5 Bd1
  63. 63.Kb4 c3
  64. 64.Bxb6 c2
  65. 65.Be3 Ke7
  66. 66.a5 Kd6
  67. 67.a6 Bf3
  68. 68.Kc3 Kxd5
  69. 69.Kxc2 Kc6
  70. 70.a7 Kb7
  71. 71.Bd4 Bxh5
  72. 72.Bxg7

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