Mikhail Botvinnik vs Paul Keres

World Championship 18th · 1948 · Queen's Gambit · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Mikhail Botvinnik
Black Paul Keres
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 18th
Site NLD/URS
Round 20
Date 1948.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit (D06)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/8/1p2P3/1K1P1Nnp/p7/P7/1P6/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Bf5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Qb3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg5 Be7
  7. 7.Bxe7 Ngxe7
  8. 8.e3 Qd6
  9. 9.Nbd2 O-O
  10. 10.Rc1 a5
  11. 11.a3 Rfc8
  12. 12.Bd3 a4
  13. 13.Qc2 Bxd3
  14. 14.Qxd3 Nd8
  15. 15.O-O Ne6
  16. 16.Rc3 b5
  17. 17.Qc2 Rcb8
  18. 18.Ne1 Nc8
  19. 19.Rc6 Qe7
  20. 20.Nd3 Nb6
  21. 21.Nb4 Rd8
  22. 22.Qf5 Rd6
  23. 23.Rfc1 Rxc6
  24. 24.Rxc6 Rd8
  25. 25.Rxb6 cxb6
  26. 26.Nc6 Qc7
  27. 27.Nxd8 Qxd8
  28. 28.Qc2 Qc7
  29. 29.Qxc7 Nxc7
  30. 30.Nb1 Kf8
  31. 31.Kf1 Ke7
  32. 32.Ke2 Kd6
  33. 33.Kd3 Kc6
  34. 34.Nc3 Ne8
  35. 35.Na2 f6
  36. 36.f3 Nc7
  37. 37.Nb4+ Kd6
  38. 38.e4 dxe4+
  39. 39.fxe4 Ne6
  40. 40.Ke3 Nc7
  41. 41.Kd3 Ne6
  42. 42.Nd5 Kc6
  43. 43.h4 Nd8
  44. 44.Nf4 Kd6
  45. 45.Nh5 Ne6
  46. 46.Ke3 Ke7
  47. 47.d5 Nc5
  48. 48.Nxg7 Kd6
  49. 49.Ne6 Nd7
  50. 50.Kd4 Ne5
  51. 51.Ng7 Nc4
  52. 52.Nf5+ Kc7
  53. 53.Kc3 Kd7
  54. 54.g4 Ne5
  55. 55.g5 fxg5
  56. 56.hxg5 Nf3
  57. 57.Kb4 Nxg5
  58. 58.e5 h5
  59. 59.e6+ Kd8
  60. 60.Kxb5

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