Mikhail Botvinnik vs Ilia Abramovich Kan

URS-ch22 · 1955 · English Opening · 1-0 in 75 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Ilia Abramovich Kan
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch22
Site Moscow
Date 1955.00.00
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 75
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R1r1k/8/2p3KP/p1p3B1/P1Pb4/8/8/8 b - - 18 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 e4
  3. 3.Nd4 Nc6
  4. 4.Nxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nf6
  6. 6.e3 Bd6
  7. 7.d4 exd3
  8. 8.Bxd3 Qe7
  9. 9.Qc2 Be6
  10. 10.b3 O-O-O
  11. 11.Bb2 h5
  12. 12.O-O-O h4
  13. 13.h3 Nd7
  14. 14.Bf5 Rde8
  15. 15.Bxe6 Qxe6
  16. 16.Ne2 Rh5
  17. 17.Nd4 Qe4
  18. 18.Qxe4 Rxe4
  19. 19.Nf3 g6
  20. 20.Rhe1 Nc5
  21. 21.Kc2 a5
  22. 22.Rd4 f5
  23. 23.Re2 g5
  24. 24.Rxe4 Nxe4
  25. 25.Nd2 Nxd2
  26. 26.Kxd2 Rh6
  27. 27.e4 Bf4+
  28. 28.Ke1 fxe4
  29. 29.Rxe4 c5
  30. 30.Bc3 a4
  31. 31.bxa4 Rb6
  32. 32.Ke2 Kd7
  33. 33.Kd3 Rb1
  34. 34.Re1 Rb6
  35. 35.Kc2 Rg6
  36. 36.Re4 Rd6
  37. 37.Re1 Rg6
  38. 38.Re2 b6
  39. 39.Re4 Rd6
  40. 40.Re1 Rg6
  41. 41.Re4 Rd6
  42. 42.a3 Rg6
  43. 43.a5 Rg8
  44. 44.a4 Rf8
  45. 45.Re2 bxa5
  46. 46.Kd3 Rd8
  47. 47.Re4 Kc6+
  48. 48.Ke2 Kb6
  49. 49.Re6+ c6
  50. 50.Re7 Ka6
  51. 51.Re4 Kb6
  52. 52.Re6 Kb7
  53. 53.Re7+ Ka6
  54. 54.Re4 Kb6
  55. 55.Be1 Bc1
  56. 56.g3 hxg3
  57. 57.fxg3 Rh8
  58. 58.h4 gxh4
  59. 59.gxh4 Bb2
  60. 60.Bd2 Bd4
  61. 61.Kf3 Bb2
  62. 62.Bg5 Rf8+
  63. 63.Rf4 Rg8
  64. 64.Rf5 Bd4
  65. 65.h5 Kc7
  66. 66.h6 Kd7
  67. 67.Kg4 Ke6
  68. 68.Rf4 Rb8
  69. 69.Re4+ Kf7
  70. 70.Re7+ Kg8
  71. 71.Kf5 Rf8+
  72. 72.Kg6 Kh8
  73. 73.Rh7+ Kg8
  74. 74.Rd7 Kh8
  75. 75.Rd8

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